Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon between independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The east gallery is open all ____ the west gallery closes at four.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. day;Correct
- B. day,
- C. day
- D. day, but,
Answer: A. day;
Two independent clauses with no conjunction take a semicolon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. day,
- A comma alone is a splice.
- C. day
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. day, but,
- A stray comma after 'but'.
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