Standard English ConventionsHardNo comma before an essential 'who' clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The grower ____ supplies the school kitchen delivers before seven.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whoCorrect
- B. , who
- C. who,
- D. ; who
Answer: A. who
'Who supplies the school kitchen' identifies which grower: no commas.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , who
- A comma before an essential clause.
- C. who,
- A comma after 'who' cuts it from its verb.
- D. ; who
- A semicolon can't introduce a relative clause.
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