Standard English ConventionsMediumComma pair around a 'which' clause after a unique name
Standard English Conventions practice question
The Eiffel Tower ____ was completed in 1889 for a world's fair.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. , which stands beside the Seine,Correct
- B. which stands beside the Seine
- C. , which stands beside the Seine
- D. which stands beside the Seine,
Answer: A. , which stands beside the Seine,
There is only one Eiffel Tower, so the clause can only add information; a nonessential clause takes a comma on each side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. which stands beside the Seine
- Without commas the clause reads as essential, as if picking out one Eiffel Tower among several.
- C. , which stands beside the Seine
- Only the opening comma; the clause must be closed before 'was'.
- D. which stands beside the Seine,
- Only the closing comma; the clause must be opened after 'Tower'.
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