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Standard English ConventionsVery hardClosing a concessive phrase

Standard English Conventions practice question

The plan, ambitious as it ____ was approved without a vote.

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

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

Answer: A. was,

The phrase ambitious as it was is set off by a pair of commas.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. was
The closing comma is missing.
C. was;
A semicolon splits the subject from its verb.
D. was, and
The conjunction leaves the subject without a verb.

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