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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between a garden and its weeds

Standard English Conventions practice question

The garden needs ____ the weeds are taking over.

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

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

Answer: A. weeding;

A semicolon joins two complete sentences.

Why the other answers are wrong

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

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