alleryStart learning →Two full clauses joined by 'but' usually take which mark just before 'but'?
Aa colon
Ba hyphen
Can apostrophe
Da comma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. a comma
A comma normally comes before a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses.
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