Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

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?

  • A

    ;

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  • 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.

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