Standard English ConventionsHardSemicolon before as a result
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ferry's engine failed twice in ____ as a result, the company withdrew it from service.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. March;Correct
- B. March,
- C. March
- D. March, and
Answer: A. March;
"as a result" begins a second complete sentence, so a semicolon separates the two.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. March,
- A comma splice.
- C. March
- Two sentences run together.
- D. March, and
- "and as a result," produces a stray comma after the conjunction phrase; the sentence needs the semicolon.
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