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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between two related sentences

Standard English Conventions practice question

The gate was ____ the dog got out.

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

  1. A. open;Correct
  2. B. open,
  3. C. open
  4. D. open, the

Answer: A. open;

Two independent clauses take a semicolon.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. open,
A comma splice.
C. open
A run-on.
D. open, the
A comma splice with the article repeated.

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