Standard English ConventionsEasyJoining two clauses about a museum's hours
Standard English Conventions practice question
The museum is closed on ____ is open every other day of the week.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. Mondays; itCorrect
- B. Mondays, it
- C. Mondays it
- D. Mondays; and it
Answer: A. Mondays; it
A semicolon joins two closely related sentences.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Mondays, it
- A comma splice.
- C. Mondays it
- A run-on.
- D. Mondays; and it
- A semicolon and a conjunction together are redundant here.
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