Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo punctuation between a clause subject and its verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
What the surveyors could not ____ was how the water reached the cellar.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. explainCorrect
- B. explain,
- C. explain;
- D. explain:
Answer: A. explain
The clause "What the surveyors could not explain" is the subject, and no mark separates a subject from its verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. explain,
- A comma between subject and verb.
- C. explain;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment before it.
- D. explain:
- A colon leaves a fragment before it.
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