Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before 'moreover'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The old bridge is too narrow for modern ____ moreover, its foundations have begun to shift.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. lorries;Correct
- B. lorries,
- C. lorries
- D. lorries, and,
Answer: A. lorries;
'Moreover' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lorries,
- A comma before 'moreover' is a splice.
- C. lorries
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. lorries, and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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