Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo comma inside a who-clause subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The question of who ____ the letter has never been settled.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wroteCorrect
- B. wrote,
- C. wrote;
- D. wrote:
Answer: A. wrote
Who wrote the letter is one clause and takes no punctuation inside it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. wrote,
- A comma between the verb and its object.
- C. wrote;
- A semicolon leaves fragments.
- D. wrote:
- A colon leaves fragments.
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