Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas with a nonessential clause in the middle of a sentence
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ferry ____ which runs only in summer, carries about 200 passengers a day.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. service,Correct
- B. service
- C. service;
- D. service:
Answer: A. service,
'Which runs only in summer' is nonessential and needs a comma on each side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. service
- The clause is closed by a comma but not opened by one.
- C. service;
- A semicolon can't open a nonessential clause.
- D. service:
- A colon can't either.
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