Standard English ConventionsVery hardClosing an interrupting phrase before the verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The lighthouse, built in 1820 and abandoned in ____ still guides small boats into the bay.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. 1975,Correct
- B. 1975
- C. 1975;
- D. 1975, it
Answer: A. 1975,
The phrase opened after "lighthouse" must be closed with a comma before the verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 1975
- The phrase is never closed.
- C. 1975;
- A semicolon splits the subject from its verb.
- D. 1975, it
- "it" gives the sentence a second subject.
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