Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo comma after a whether-clause subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
Whether the council will approve the ____ is anyone's guess.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. planCorrect
- B. plan,
- C. plan;
- D. plan:
Answer: A. plan
The whether-clause is the subject, and nothing separates a subject from its verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. plan,
- A comma between subject and verb.
- C. plan;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment before it.
- D. plan:
- A colon leaves a fragment before it.
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