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?
- A. Aunt Rosa,Correct
- B. Aunt Rosa;
- C. Aunt Rosa
- 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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