Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas around an interrupting phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ to everyone's surprise, arrived on time.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. train,Correct
- B. train
- C. train;
- D. train:
Answer: A. train,
'To everyone's surprise' interrupts and takes commas on both sides.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. train
- The interruption is left open.
- C. train;
- A semicolon splits the subject.
- D. train:
- A colon splits the subject.
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