Standard English ConventionsHardPeriod before a sentence beginning with 'However'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The forecast had promised heavy snow ____ the day stayed clear and cold.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. . However,Correct
- B. , however,
- C. however,
- D. , however
Answer: A. . However,
'However' cannot join two complete sentences on its own. A period ends the first sentence, and 'However' opens the second with a comma after it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , however,
- A comma before 'however' between two complete sentences is a splice.
- C. however,
- With no punctuation before 'however', the sentences run together.
- D. , however
- A splice, and 'however' is missing its comma.
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