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Standard English ConventionsEasyComma and so after missing the bus

Standard English Conventions practice question

We missed the ____ so we walked home.

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

  1. A. bus,Correct
  2. B. bus;
  3. C. bus
  4. D. bus, so,

Answer: A. bus,

A comma comes before the conjunction so.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. bus;
A semicolon does not pair with so here.
C. bus
The comma before the conjunction is missing.
D. bus, so,
So does not take a comma after it.

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