Standard English ConventionsHardComma before nor joining two clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
The shop does not sell ____ does it sell newspapers.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. bread, norCorrect
- B. bread nor
- C. bread, nor,
- D. bread; nor
Answer: A. bread, nor
"nor" joins two complete clauses here and takes a comma before it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bread nor
- The comma is missing.
- C. bread, nor,
- No comma goes after "nor".
- D. bread; nor
- A semicolon is not used with "nor".
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