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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between planting and ripening

Standard English Conventions practice question

We planted the tomatoes in ____ they ripened in August.

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

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

Answer: A. May;

A semicolon joins two complete sentences.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. May,
A comma splice.
C. May
A run-on.
D. May; and
A semicolon does not take a conjunction here.

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