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Standard English ConventionsVery hardSemicolon before a conjunctive adverb

Standard English Conventions practice question

The road was rebuilt in ____ however, the drains beneath it were left untouched.

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

  1. A. 2015;Correct
  2. B. 2015,
  3. C. 2015
  4. D. 2015, and

Answer: A. 2015;

A semicolon joins the two sentences, and the comma after however stays.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 2015,
A comma before however splices two sentences.
C. 2015
A run-on.
D. 2015, and
The conjunction and however are redundant, and the comma pattern is wrong.

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