The Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977 ______ it has now traveled farther from Earth than any other human-made object.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
, consequently
- B
consequently
- Ccheck_circle
; consequently,
- D
, and consequently,
Explanation
"Consequently" is a conjunctive adverb requiring a semicolon before and comma after when joining two independent clauses. ", and consequently," is grammatical only with the comma after "and" removed; " consequently" creates a run-on.