Standard English ConventionsHardSemicolon before a transitional phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The gallery's roof leaked for ____ as a consequence, three paintings had to be restored.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. years;Correct
- B. years,
- C. years
- D. years, and
Answer: A. years;
"as a consequence, three paintings had to be restored" is a complete sentence, so a semicolon separates it from the first.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. years,
- A comma splice.
- C. years
- Run together.
- D. years, and
- "and as a consequence, three" leaves a stray comma after the conjunction phrase; the semicolon is cleaner.
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