Standard English ConventionsEasyPeriod between two short sentences
Standard English Conventions practice question
We fed the ____ Then we cleaned out the hutch.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. rabbits.Correct
- B. rabbits,
- C. rabbits
- D. rabbits and
Answer: A. rabbits.
Two complete sentences: the first ends with a period.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. rabbits,
- A comma leaves a splice.
- C. rabbits
- No punctuation runs them together.
- D. rabbits and
- 'And then' would need the comma and sentence structure reworked.
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