Standard English ConventionsHardNo comma between subject and verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The long list of repairs that the surveyor recommended after her second ____ the buyers to withdraw their offer.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. visit persuadedCorrect
- B. visit, persuaded
- C. visit; persuaded
- D. visit. Persuaded
Answer: A. visit persuaded
'The long list … visit' is the subject and 'persuaded' its verb; nothing separates them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. visit, persuaded
- A lone comma between subject and verb is an error.
- C. visit; persuaded
- A semicolon splits the subject from its verb.
- D. visit. Persuaded
- A period leaves a fragment on both sides.
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