Standard English ConventionsHardRestrictive clause identifying the bridge
Standard English Conventions practice question
The only bridge ____ was washed away in the storm of 1953.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. that connected the island to the mainlandCorrect
- B. , that connected the island to the mainland,
- C. that connected the island to the mainland,
- D. , which connected the island to the mainland
Answer: A. that connected the island to the mainland
The clause tells us which bridge, so it is restrictive and takes no commas.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. , that connected the island to the mainland,
- "that" clauses do not take commas.
- C. that connected the island to the mainland,
- A lone comma cuts the subject from its verb.
- D. , which connected the island to the mainland
- Opened by a comma but not closed, and "which" would make the clause nonessential.
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