Standard English ConventionsMediumComma after a 'because' clause that opens the sentence
Standard English Conventions practice question
Because the road was ____ the bus took the long way round the hill.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. flooded,Correct
- B. flooded;
- C. flooded
- D. flooded, so
Answer: A. flooded,
A dependent clause opening the sentence is followed by a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. flooded;
- A semicolon needs an independent clause before it.
- C. flooded
- No boundary after the opener.
- D. flooded, so
- 'So' after 'because' doubles the causation.
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