Standard English ConventionsVery hardMatching dashes around an appositive
Standard English Conventions practice question
The garden's centrepiece ____ was shipped from Aberdeen in 1902.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. — a fountain carved from a single block of granite —Correct
- B. — a fountain carved from a single block of granite,
- C. , a fountain carved from a single block of granite —
- D. a fountain carved from a single block of granite
Answer: A. — a fountain carved from a single block of granite —
An appositive set off with a dash must be closed with a dash.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. — a fountain carved from a single block of granite,
- A dash opens and a comma closes: mismatched.
- C. , a fountain carved from a single block of granite —
- A comma opens and a dash closes: mismatched.
- D. a fountain carved from a single block of granite
- With no punctuation the sentence reads "centrepiece a fountain".
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