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Standard English ConventionsMediumComma before a clause about Aunt Rosa

Standard English Conventions practice question

The recipe comes from ____ who learned it in Naples.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. Aunt Rosa,Correct
  2. B. Aunt Rosa;
  3. C. Aunt Rosa
  4. D. Aunt Rosa, and

Answer: A. Aunt Rosa,

A clause that adds information about a named person is set off by a comma.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Aunt Rosa;
A semicolon cannot open the clause.
C. Aunt Rosa
The comma before the added clause is missing.
D. Aunt Rosa, and
The conjunction breaks the sentence.

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