The museum closed for renovations in March ______ it reopened with a new exhibit on Mesoamerican textiles in September.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
; and
- B
and
- Ccheck_circle
, and
- D
, and,
Explanation
Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and) require a comma before the conjunction. No second comma is needed after "and."