Standard English ConventionsVery hardEssential 'that' clause takes no commas
Standard English Conventions practice question
The report ____ was eventually leaked to the press.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. that the committee had suppressedCorrect
- B. , that the committee had suppressed,
- C. , which the committee had suppressed
- D. which the committee had suppressed,
Answer: A. that the committee had suppressed
'that the committee had suppressed' identifies WHICH report — essential, so no commas and 'that'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , that the committee had suppressed,
- 'that' clauses are never set off by commas.
- C. , which the committee had suppressed
- A lone comma opens a 'which' clause that is never closed.
- D. which the committee had suppressed,
- A lone comma after the clause separates the subject from its verb.
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