Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before a conjunctive adverb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The reef survey was scheduled for ____ however, rough seas pushed it back to May.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. March;Correct
- B. March,
- C. March
- D. March: and
Answer: A. March;
Two independent clauses joined by 'however' take a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. March,
- A comma before 'however' between two independent clauses is a comma splice.
- C. March
- With no punctuation, the two clauses run together.
- D. March: and
- A colon and 'and' together is neither construction.
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