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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between two statements about a bus

Standard English Conventions practice question

The bus was ____ we caught the train instead.

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

  1. A. full;Correct
  2. B. full,
  3. C. full
  4. D. full, we

Answer: A. full;

Two independent clauses take a semicolon.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. full,
A comma splice.
C. full
A run-on.
D. full, we
A comma splice with the subject repeated.

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