Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world ______ saffron holds the top spot as the most costly spice by weight.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Acheck_circle
;
- B
,
- C
, but,
- D
(empty)
Explanation
A semicolon properly joins two related independent clauses. "," is a splice; " " is a run-on; ", but," is over-punctuated.