Standard English ConventionsMediumComma before a coordinating conjunction joining clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The chorus rehearsed the new piece for six ____ but the conductor still cut it from the concert.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. weeks,Correct
- B. weeks;
- C. weeks
- D. weeks.
Answer: A. weeks,
Two independent clauses joined by 'but' take a comma before the conjunction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. weeks;
- A semicolon is not used before a coordinating conjunction.
- C. weeks
- Without a comma, two long independent clauses are joined bare.
- D. weeks.
- A period would need a capital letter to begin the next sentence; the lowercase 'but' continues the same sentence.
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