Standard English ConventionsHardNo punctuation before an object clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The surveyor ____ that the wall would need underpinning.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. warnedCorrect
- B. warned,
- C. warned;
- D. warned:
Answer: A. warned
A verb runs straight into its 'that' clause.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. warned,
- A comma splits the verb from its object.
- C. warned;
- A semicolon splits the verb from its object.
- D. warned:
- A colon splits the verb from its object.
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