Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod before a sentence beginning with 'This'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bridge will close for a month of repairs ____ will add twenty minutes to most commutes.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. . ThisCorrect
- B. , this
- C. this
- D. , and this,
Answer: A. . This
'The bridge will close for a month of repairs' and 'This will add twenty minutes' are two complete sentences; a period separates them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , this
- A comma between two complete sentences is a splice.
- C. this
- With no punctuation, the sentences run together.
- D. , and this,
- 'and' can join the clauses, but the comma after 'this' splits the subject from its verb.
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