Standard English ConventionsMediumCommas around an appositive
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ____ a tabby called Signal, has her own page on the railway's website.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. cat,Correct
- B. cat
- C. cat;
- D. cat —
Answer: A. cat,
The appositive is closed by a comma, so it opens with one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cat
- Closed but not opened.
- C. cat;
- A semicolon can't open an appositive.
- D. cat —
- A dash can't pair with the closing comma.
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