Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas with a nonessential participial phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The old ____ built in 1820 to grind wheat, now houses a cafe.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. mill,Correct
- B. mill
- C. mill;
- D. mill—
Answer: A. mill,
The phrase 'built in 1820 to grind wheat' is nonessential and closes with a comma, so it opens with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. mill
- The phrase is left open.
- C. mill;
- A semicolon splits the subject.
- D. mill—
- A dash does not match the closing comma.
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