Standard English ConventionsVery hardDash closing an interruption before the verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The three prizes — a cup, a medal, and a ____ are displayed in the clubhouse.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. certificate —Correct
- B. certificate,
- C. certificate;
- D. certificate
Answer: A. certificate —
The interruption opened with a dash must close with a dash.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. certificate,
- A comma can't close what a dash opened.
- C. certificate;
- A semicolon can't close an interruption.
- D. certificate
- With no closing mark, the interruption swallows the verb.
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