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Standard English ConventionsEasyCommas around who is ten

Standard English Conventions practice question

My ____ loves to play chess.

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

  1. A. cousin, who is ten,Correct
  2. B. cousin who is ten,
  3. C. cousin, who is ten
  4. D. cousin who is ten

Answer: A. cousin, who is ten,

"who is ten" is extra information about the cousin and takes a comma on each side.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. cousin who is ten,
The first comma is missing.
C. cousin, who is ten
The second comma is missing.
D. cousin who is ten
Both commas are missing.

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