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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between dinner and an invitation

Standard English Conventions practice question

Dinner is ____ come and sit down.

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

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

Answer: A. ready;

A semicolon joins two complete sentences.

Why the other answers are wrong

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

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