Standard English ConventionsVery hardDashes enclosing an interruption that contains a comma
Standard English Conventions practice question
The two youngest competitors — twins, as it ____ finished first and second.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. happened —Correct
- B. happened,
- C. happened;
- D. happened
Answer: A. happened —
The interruption opened with a dash must close with a dash, even though it contains a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. happened,
- A comma can't close what a dash opened.
- C. happened;
- A semicolon can't close an interruption.
- D. happened
- With no closing mark, the interruption swallows the verb.
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