Standard English ConventionsVery hardDash pair around an aside
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ a Roman coin, of all things—was lying in the potato patch.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. find—Correct
- B. find,
- C. find;
- D. find:
Answer: A. find—
The aside closes with a dash, so it opens with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. find,
- A comma does not match the closing dash.
- C. find;
- A semicolon splits the subject.
- D. find:
- A colon does not pair with a dash.
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