Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSemicolon between independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The coastguard posts the safe hours each ____ the times change with the moon.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. morning;Correct
- B. morning,
- C. morning
- D. morning, because,
Answer: A. morning;
Two independent clauses without a conjunction: a semicolon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. morning,
- A comma splice.
- C. morning
- A run-on.
- D. morning, because,
- A stray comma after 'because'.
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