Standard English ConventionsHardRestrictive that clause without commas
Standard English Conventions practice question
The only photographs ____ were taken by her brother.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. that survive from the tripCorrect
- B. , that survive from the trip,
- C. that survive from the trip,
- D. , which survive from the trip
Answer: A. that survive from the trip
"that survive from the trip" identifies which photographs, so it takes no commas.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , that survive from the trip,
- "that" clauses are not set off by commas.
- C. that survive from the trip,
- A lone comma separates the subject from its verb.
- D. , which survive from the trip
- An opening comma with no close, and "which" would make the clause nonessential.
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