Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo comma after an inverted not-until clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
Not until the last guest had ____ did the host sit down.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. leftCorrect
- B. left,
- C. left;
- D. left:
Answer: A. left
The inverted sentence runs on without punctuation into did the host sit down.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. left,
- A comma breaks the inverted clause.
- C. left;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment.
- D. left:
- A colon leaves a fragment.
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