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Standard English ConventionsEasyPeriod before a sentence beginning with 'It'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The lighthouse was automated in 1998 ____ has not had a keeper since.

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

  1. A. . ItCorrect
  2. B. , it
  3. C. it
  4. D. , and it,

Answer: A. . It

'The lighthouse was automated in 1998' and 'It has not had a keeper since' are two complete sentences; a period separates them.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. , it
A comma between two complete sentences is a splice.
C. it
With no punctuation, the sentences run together.
D. , and it,
'and' can join the clauses, but the comma after 'it' cuts the subject off from its verb.

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