Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between two statements about a bakery
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bakery sells bread and ____ also sells cakes on Fridays.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. pastries; itCorrect
- B. pastries, it
- C. pastries it
- D. pastries; and it
Answer: A. pastries; it
A semicolon joins two complete sentences.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. pastries, it
- A comma splice.
- C. pastries it
- A run-on.
- D. pastries; and it
- A semicolon does not take a conjunction here.
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