SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5
The publisher rejected the manuscript twice ______ but the author eventually found a small press willing to take on the project.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
,
;
:
(empty)
Explanation
Two independent clauses joined by "but" take a comma before the conjunction.
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