Question

The decorators painted the room; and the upholsterers refurbished the furniture.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

• A. room, and
• B. room - and
• C. room and
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

The correct option is A room, and

The given sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, 'and'. According to general rule, a comma must be used before the coordinate conjunction, that joins two independent clauses. Thus, the correct answer will be Option A.

An em dash is always more emphatic than commas, which is not required in the sentence.

A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinate conjunction is omitted.