Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon before 'therefore'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The soil on the hill is ____ therefore, the gardeners grow root crops there.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. light;Correct
- B. light,
- C. light
- D. light and,
Answer: A. light;
'Therefore' between two independent clauses takes a semicolon before it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. light,
- A comma splice.
- C. light
- A run-on.
- D. light and,
- 'And therefore' with a stray comma.
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