English MCQ #11050

Passage. “The findings were surprising; however, the sample size was small.” Your editor bans semicolons. Which rewrite keeps the meaning cleanest?

English MCQ #11050

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Passage. “The findings were surprising; however, the sample size was small.” Your editor bans semicolons. Which rewrite keeps the meaning cleanest?

    • A) The findings were surprising, however the sample size was small
    • B) The findings were surprising however, the sample size was small
    • C) The findings were surprising. However, the sample size was small
    • D) The findings were surprising however the sample size was small

    Answer: The findings were surprising. However, the sample size was small

    Explanation: When a semicolon is not allowed, two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb like "however" must be separated into two sentences with a period, keeping the adverb at the start of the second sentence.