Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon between related independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The mill's wheel still ____ the millstones were sold in 1950.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. turns;Correct
- B. turns,
- C. turns
- D. turns, but,
Answer: A. turns;
Two independent clauses joined without a conjunction take a semicolon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. turns,
- A comma splice.
- C. turns
- A run-on.
- D. turns, but,
- A stray comma after 'but'.
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