16Hit1600
Standard English ConventionsVery hardSemicolon before 'moreover'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The bridge is ____ moreover, it has not been inspected for six years.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. narrow;Correct
  2. B. narrow,
  3. C. narrow
  4. D. narrow, and,

Answer: A. narrow;

'Moreover' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. narrow,
A comma splice.
C. narrow
A run-on.
D. narrow, and,
A stray comma after 'and'.

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