Standard English ConventionsVery hardSemicolon before 'nevertheless'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bridge was declared ____ nevertheless, heavy lorries were banned from it for another year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. safe;Correct
- B. safe,
- C. safe
- D. safe, and
Answer: A. safe;
'Nevertheless' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. safe,
- A comma splice.
- C. safe
- A run-on.
- D. safe, and
- 'And' before 'nevertheless' is muddled.
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