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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after an if-clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

If you finish ____ you may leave.

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

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

Answer: A. early,

A comma follows the introductory clause.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. early;
The words before the semicolon are not a sentence.
C. early.
The full stop leaves a fragment.
D. early, and
The conjunction leaves a fragment.

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