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Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between two related sentences

Standard English Conventions practice question

It is late ____ should go home.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. now; weCorrect
  2. B. now, we
  3. C. now we
  4. D. now: and we

Answer: A. now; we

Two complete sentences joined by a semicolon.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. now, we
A comma splice.
C. now we
Run together.
D. now: and we
A colon is not followed by "and".

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