Choose the answer that is correct and clearly expressed in Standard English.
The museum closes at five ______ visitors should arrive early.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. ; therefore,
- Step 1: Identify the structure: the sentence consists of two independent clauses: 'The museum closes at five' and 'visitors should arrive early.'
- Step 2: Connecting two independent clauses with a transitional adverb like therefore requires a semicolon before the adverb and a comma after it.
Answer
; therefore,
Why not the others: A comma alone before therefore creates an incorrect run-on comma splice between independent clauses.
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