Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod before a sentence beginning with a transition
Standard English Conventions practice question
The dig was scheduled to end in ____ however, the discovery of a second wall extended it by a month.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. August;Correct
- B. August,
- C. August
- D. August, and
Answer: A. August;
'However' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it (a period would also work) and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. August,
- A comma before 'however' is a splice.
- C. August
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. August, and
- 'And however,' is not standard.
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