Standard English ConventionsMediumSemicolon before 'otherwise'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The permit must be renewed by the end of ____ otherwise, the stall will lose its place in the market.
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;
'Otherwise' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. March,
- A comma before 'otherwise' between two clauses is a splice.
- C. March
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. March, and
- 'And otherwise,' is not a standard joining.
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