Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas around a nonessential phrase with 'which'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ which had stood empty for a decade, is now a bakery.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. chapel,Correct
- B. chapel
- C. chapel;
- D. chapel—
Answer: A. chapel,
A nonessential 'which' clause is set off by commas on both sides.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. chapel
- The clause is left open.
- C. chapel;
- A semicolon splits the subject.
- D. chapel—
- A dash does not match the closing comma.
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