Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before 'meanwhile'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The north tower was restored in ____ meanwhile, the south tower was left to the jackdaws.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. 1990;Correct
- B. 1990,
- C. 1990
- D. 1990, and,
Answer: A. 1990;
'Meanwhile' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 1990,
- A comma before 'meanwhile' between two clauses is a splice.
- C. 1990
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. 1990, and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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