Standard English ConventionsMediumSemicolon between related independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The results were surprising ____ contradicted two earlier studies of the same species.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ; theyCorrect
- B. , they
- C. they
- D. , and they contradicted, and
Answer: A. ; they
'The results were surprising' and 'they contradicted two earlier studies' are both complete sentences. A semicolon can join two closely related ones.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , they
- A comma alone between two complete sentences is a comma splice.
- C. they
- With no punctuation, the two sentences run together.
- D. , and they contradicted, and
- This repeats 'contradicted' and 'and', producing an ungrammatical sentence.
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