Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod between two independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The greenhouse thermostat failed on the coldest night of the ____ by morning the seedlings were lost.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. winter.Correct
- B. winter,
- C. winter
- D. winter and,
Answer: A. winter.
Two independent clauses: a period ends the first.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. winter,
- A comma alone is a splice.
- C. winter
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. winter and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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