Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod between two sentences
Standard English Conventions practice question
The last ferry leaves at ____ anyone who misses it must stay on the island overnight.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. six. Later,Correct
- B. six, later
- C. six later,
- D. six later
Answer: A. six. Later,
Two independent clauses need a full stop (or semicolon) between them; 'Later,' opens the second sentence with an introductory adverb and comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. six, later
- A comma alone between two independent clauses is a comma splice.
- C. six later,
- No punctuation between two independent clauses is a run-on.
- D. six later
- Also a run-on, with the introductory adverb unmarked.
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