Standard English ConventionsVery hardClosing a clause about a closed bridge
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bridge, closed since the ____ will reopen in May.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. flood,Correct
- B. flood
- C. flood;
- D. flood, and
Answer: A. flood,
The phrase closed since the flood is set off by a pair of commas.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. flood
- The closing comma is missing.
- C. flood;
- A semicolon splits the subject from its verb.
- D. flood, and
- The conjunction leaves the subject without a verb.
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