Standard English ConventionsEasyFull stop before an instruction
Standard English Conventions practice question
The film starts at ____ be late.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. seven. Don'tCorrect
- B. seven, don't
- C. seven don't
- D. seven; and don't
Answer: A. seven. Don't
Two complete sentences, the second an instruction, need a full stop between them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. seven, don't
- A comma splice.
- C. seven don't
- The sentences run together.
- D. seven; and don't
- A semicolon is not followed by "and".
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