Question

The Queen enjoyed a long reign, she ruled justly and mercifully.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

• A. reign;
• B. reign:
• C. reign
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

reign;

The semi colon represents a longer pause than comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. As, the given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected., a semi colon must be used to link them. Thus, the correct answer is Option A.

Option B - A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.

Option D is incorrect. A comma is used before a conjunction that joins two independent clauses.