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Standard English ConventionsVery hardMisplaced modifier with a relative clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

The committee approved the plan for the new ____

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. library, which will open in 2027.Correct
  2. B. library that in 2027 will open, which.
  3. C. library which 2027 will open in.
  4. D. library, in 2027 which will open.

Answer: A. library, which will open in 2027.

The relative clause follows the noun it describes and is set off by a comma as a nonessential addition.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. library that in 2027 will open, which.
Garbled word order.
C. library which 2027 will open in.
Makes 2027 the thing that will open.
D. library, in 2027 which will open.
Misplaces the year before the clause.

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