Select the option that is grammatically correct:

The correct answer is Option (3) → The rain did not stop all afternoon, so we played carrom on the veranda.

Joining two full sentences:

• “The rain did not stop all afternoon” and “we played carrom on the veranda” are both full sentences.
• A comma alone cannot join two full sentences. A joining word is needed, so the sentence says , so we played.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: The rain did not stop all afternoon, we played carrom on the veranda. — Incorrect. The two full sentences are joined by only a comma. There is no joining word between them.

Option 2: The rain did not stop all afternoon, we therefore played carrom on the veranda. — Incorrect. The option says “afternoon, we therefore played”. “Therefore” is not a joining word here. It sits inside the second sentence, so the two full sentences are still joined by only a comma.

Option 4: The rain did not stop all afternoon we played carrom on the veranda. — Incorrect. The two full sentences run into each other. There is no joining word and no full stop between them.