Standard English ConventionsEasyComma before 'and' joining two independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The tide was already ____ and the last of the boats were being hauled up the slipway.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. turning,Correct
- B. turning
- C. turning;
- D. turning.
Answer: A. turning,
Two independent clauses joined by 'and' take a comma before the conjunction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. turning
- No comma joins two full clauses bare.
- C. turning;
- A semicolon is not used before 'and'.
- D. turning.
- A period leaves 'and the last…' as a fragment beginning with a lowercase letter.
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