Standard English ConventionsMediumComma after a subordinate clause with 'if'
Standard English Conventions practice question
If the river rises another ____ the road to the mill will close.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. metre,Correct
- B. metre;
- C. metre
- D. metre—then
Answer: A. metre,
A dependent 'if' clause opening the sentence is followed by a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. metre;
- A semicolon needs an independent clause before it.
- C. metre
- No boundary after the opener.
- D. metre—then
- A dash with 'then' is muddled here.
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