Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after an opening 'while' clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
While the bread was ____ she set the table.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. baking,Correct
- B. baking;
- C. baking
- D. baking, and
Answer: A. baking,
A dependent 'while' clause opening the sentence takes a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. baking;
- A semicolon needs an independent clause before it.
- C. baking
- No boundary after the opener.
- D. baking, and
- 'And' has nothing to join.
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