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Standard English ConventionsVery hardSemicolon before 'consequently'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The spring was ____ consequently, the hay was cut three weeks early.

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

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

Answer: A. dry;

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

Why the other answers are wrong

B. dry,
A comma splice.
C. dry
A run-on.
D. dry, and
'And consequently' is redundant and the comma is still a splice.

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