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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumClosing comma after a which clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

The bakery, ____ opens at seven.

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

  1. A. which is next to the bank,Correct
  2. B. which is next to the bank
  3. C. which is next to the bank;
  4. D. which is next to the bank, it

Answer: A. which is next to the bank,

The clause is opened by a comma and closed by one before the verb.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. which is next to the bank
Never closed.
C. which is next to the bank;
A semicolon leaves "opens at seven" as a fragment.
D. which is next to the bank, it
"it" doubles the subject.

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