Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after 'Yes' answering a question
Standard English Conventions practice question
Is the museum open on Sundays? ____ it opens at ten and closes at four.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. Yes,Correct
- B. Yes
- C. Yes;
- D. Yes.
Answer: A. Yes,
'Yes' at the start of an answer is set off by a comma from the sentence that follows.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Yes
- Without the comma, 'Yes it opens' runs the answer word into the clause.
- C. Yes;
- A semicolon needs a complete clause before it; 'Yes' is a single word.
- D. Yes.
- 'Yes.' alone is possible, but then the following clause would need to start with a capital letter, which it doesn't.
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