Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPeriod before a new sentence
Standard English Conventions practice question
The last wolf in the valley was shot in ____ its skull is in the town museum.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. 1743.Correct
- B. 1743,
- C. 1743
- D. 1743 and,
Answer: A. 1743.
Two independent clauses: end the first with a period.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 1743,
- A comma alone is a splice.
- C. 1743
- No punctuation is a run-on.
- D. 1743 and,
- A stray comma after 'and'.
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