Standard English ConventionsHardMatched parentheses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The festival ____ drew record crowds.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. festival (now in its tenth year) drewCorrect
- B. festival (now in its tenth year — drew
- C. festival — now in its tenth year) drew
- D. festival now in its tenth year) drew
Answer: A. festival (now in its tenth year) drew
An aside opened with a parenthesis must be closed with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. festival (now in its tenth year — drew
- Opened with a parenthesis, closed with a dash — mismatched.
- C. festival — now in its tenth year) drew
- Opened with a dash, closed with a parenthesis — mismatched.
- D. festival now in its tenth year) drew
- The closing parenthesis has no opening one.
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