Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumNo comma between subject and verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The slow-growing corals that build the ____ depend on sunlight reaching the algae that live inside their tissues.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. reefCorrect
- B. reef,
- C. reef;
- D. reef —
Answer: A. reef
The long subject 'The slow-growing corals that build the reef' connects directly to its verb 'depend' with no punctuation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reef,
- A single comma must not separate a subject from its verb.
- C. reef;
- A semicolon cannot stand between a subject and its verb.
- D. reef —
- A single dash here wrongly severs the subject from its verb.
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