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

Question

The instructions looked simple ____ assembling the desk took the entire afternoon.

Accepted Answer

A. simple, yet assembling. 'yet' is a coordinating conjunction joining two complete sentences, so a comma goes before it.

Answer

B. simple yet, assembling — The comma belongs before the conjunction, not after it.

Answer

C. simple, assembling — Without a conjunction, the comma alone is a splice.

Answer

D. simple; yet assembling — A semicolon already joins the clauses; 'yet' after it is redundant.

Standard English Conventions practice question