Question
Where should you pause in the following sentence. Harry was an incredibly bad driver; consequently, his wife usually drove.
a.
after driver and consequently
c.
after driver
b.
after incredibly and usually
d.
none of the above
a.
after driver and consequently
c.
after driver
b.
after incredibly and usually
d.
none of the above
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **a. after driver and consequently**.
The semicolon before "consequently" indicates a pause that separates the two independent clauses, and you should also pause after "driver" to separate the independent clause from the conjunctive adverb.
The semicolon before "consequently" indicates a pause that separates the two independent clauses, and you should also pause after "driver" to separate the independent clause from the conjunctive adverb.