Standard English ConventionsMediumNonessential appositive after a name
Standard English Conventions practice question
Amara ____ the youngest of the three finalists, was the only one to attempt the harder programme.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. Nwosu,Correct
- B. Nwosu
- C. Nwosu;
- D. Nwosu:
Answer: A. Nwosu,
'The youngest of the three finalists' is a nonessential appositive closed by a comma, so it opens with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Nwosu
- The appositive is closed but never opened.
- C. Nwosu;
- A semicolon can't open an appositive.
- D. Nwosu:
- Neither can a colon.
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