Standard English ConventionsHardNonrestrictive which clause with commas
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bakery's oldest oven, ____ still bakes the Saturday loaves.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. which dates from 1912,Correct
- B. which dates from 1912
- C. that dates from 1912,
- D. which dates from 1912;
Answer: A. which dates from 1912,
The clause adds information about an oven already identified as the oldest, so it takes commas on both sides.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. which dates from 1912
- The clause is opened by a comma but never closed.
- C. that dates from 1912,
- "that" introduces restrictive clauses, which do not take commas.
- D. which dates from 1912;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment on each side.
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