Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials
Question 3 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.The game which lasted twelve innings ended with a Red Sox victory! The game, which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!The game which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!
Answer
A
The game which lasted twelve innings ended with a Red Sox victory!
B
The game, which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!
C
The game which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!
Explanation
“Which lasted twelve innings” adds extra information about the game rather than identifying which game is meant, so it is a nonessential clause. Set it off with commas on both sides: “The game, which lasted twelve innings, ended with a Red Sox victory!”
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