Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo comma inside a whoever-clause subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The rule is simple: whoever arrives ____ chooses the music.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. firstCorrect
- B. first,
- C. first;
- D. first:
Answer: A. first
Whoever arrives first is the subject of chooses, and nothing separates a subject from its verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. first,
- A comma between subject and verb.
- C. first;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment before it.
- D. first:
- A second colon leaves a fragment.
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