Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

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

  • C

    , and

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  • 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."

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