Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before 'as a result'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ferry's engine failed on the ____ as a result, the afternoon sailings were cancelled.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. crossing;Correct
- B. crossing,
- C. crossing
- D. crossing, and,
Answer: A. crossing;
'As a result' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. crossing,
- A comma before the transition between two clauses is a splice.
- C. crossing
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. crossing, and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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