Standard English ConventionsMediumSemicolon before a conjunctive adverb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The road was ____ therefore, the bus took the long way round.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. closed;Correct
- B. closed,
- C. closed
- D. closed, and
Answer: A. closed;
"therefore" begins a second complete sentence; a semicolon separates the two.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. closed,
- A comma splice.
- C. closed
- Run together.
- D. closed, and
- "and therefore, the bus" leaves a stray comma; the semicolon is cleaner.
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