Read the sentence.
It began to rain the officials cancelled the game. Which revision most effectively corrects the fused sentence? It began to rain, the officials cancelled the game. It began to rain, so the officials cancelled the game. It began to rain, therefore the officials cancelled the game.
The corrected sentence is: “It began to rain, so the officials cancelled the game.”
“so” is a coordinating conjunction that joins related independent clauses (ideas) of equal significance. Before this specific connector, a comma is needed.
