Standard English ConventionsVery hardOpening an interrupting attribution
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ the engineers warned, would not survive another winter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. bridge,Correct
- B. bridge;
- C. bridge
- D. bridge:
Answer: A. bridge,
The attribution the engineers warned is set off by a pair of commas.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bridge;
- A semicolon cannot open the interruption.
- C. bridge
- The opening comma is missing.
- D. bridge:
- A colon cannot open the interruption.
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