Standard English ConventionsMediumDash pair around an aside
Standard English Conventions practice question
The old ____ was demolished last year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. cinema — the one with the green doors —Correct
- B. cinema — the one with the green doors,
- C. cinema, the one with the green doors —
- D. cinema the one with the green doors
Answer: A. cinema — the one with the green doors —
An aside opened by a dash is closed by a dash.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cinema — the one with the green doors,
- A dash opens and a comma closes.
- C. cinema, the one with the green doors —
- A comma opens and a dash closes.
- D. cinema the one with the green doors
- No punctuation at all.
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