Standard English ConventionsHardComma before 'but' joining two independent clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
Passengers may feed the ____ but the staff ask them not to give her milk.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. cat,Correct
- B. cat
- C. cat;
- D. cat, and
Answer: A. cat,
'But' joining two independent clauses takes a comma before it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cat
- Two full clauses joined by 'but' take a comma.
- C. cat;
- A semicolon plus 'but' doubles the connector.
- D. cat, and
- 'And but' is not a pairing.
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