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Standard English ConventionsEasyNo comma before a trailing after clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

Mum said we could go to the ____ we finished our homework.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. park afterCorrect
  2. B. park, after
  3. C. park; after
  4. D. park. After

Answer: A. park after

A dependent clause at the end of a sentence usually takes no comma.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. park, after
The comma cuts off a clause that belongs to the sentence.
C. park; after
"after we finished our homework" is not a complete sentence.
D. park. After
Same fragment problem.

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