Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before 'in fact'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The old map is not ____ in fact, it shows two streams that no longer exist.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. reliable;Correct
- B. reliable,
- C. reliable
- D. reliable, and,
Answer: A. reliable;
'In fact' joining two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reliable,
- A comma before 'in fact' between two clauses is a splice.
- C. reliable
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. reliable, and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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