Standard English ConventionsMediumSetting off a clause about a cafe
Standard English Conventions practice question
The cafe on the ____ which opened last spring, is always full.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. corner,Correct
- B. corner;
- C. corner
- D. corner, and
Answer: A. corner,
The which-clause is set off by a pair of commas, and the second is already there.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. corner;
- A semicolon cannot open the clause.
- C. corner
- The opening comma is missing.
- D. corner, and
- The conjunction breaks the sentence.
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