Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas around a nonessential relative clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ which had not been rung since the war, was found to have a crack running the length of its lip.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. bell,Correct
- B. bell
- C. bell;
- D. bell—
Answer: A. bell,
'Which had not been rung since the war' is nonessential and is closed by a comma, so it opens with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bell
- The clause is closed but not opened.
- C. bell;
- A semicolon can't open a 'which' clause.
- D. bell—
- A dash would need a matching dash.
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