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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?

  1. A. seven. Don'tCorrect
  2. B. seven, don't
  3. C. seven don't
  4. 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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