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?
- A. 2015;Correct
- B. 2015,
- C. 2015
- 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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