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Standard English ConventionsVery hardComma after an absolute phrase

Standard English Conventions practice question

The rain having ____ the match resumed.

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

  1. A. stopped,Correct
  2. B. stopped;
  3. C. stopped
  4. D. stopped, and

Answer: A. stopped,

The absolute phrase "The rain having stopped" is followed by a comma.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. stopped;
A semicolon needs a complete sentence before it.
C. stopped
The phrase runs into the clause.
D. stopped, and
"and" cannot join a phrase to a clause.

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