Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod before a sentence beginning with 'Instead'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The council did not reject the plan outright ____ it asked the developer for a smaller version.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. . Instead,Correct
- B. , instead,
- C. instead,
- D. , instead
Answer: A. . Instead,
'Instead' cannot join two complete sentences. A period ends the first; 'Instead' opens the second with a comma after it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , instead,
- A comma between two complete sentences is a splice.
- C. instead,
- With no punctuation before 'instead', the sentences run together.
- D. , instead
- A splice, and 'instead' lacks its comma.
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