PSAT English Question
I got a question on the PSAT Writing and Language Test:
Passage: Serious plots were reserved for dramatic 2 productions, these always lacked music.
Answers:
A) NO CHANGE
B) productions, which
C) productions; that
D) productions of which
The answer to this question is B. I didn't think this was correct because I was told that when the dependent clause came after the independent clause, a comma is not needed in front of the subordinating conjunction. Is there a rule that I am missing?
Top answer
anonymous Is there a rule that I am missing? Yes. When a relative clause is non-defining (also called non-restrictive), it has to be set off by a comma (or commas if in the middle of a sentence).
- anonymous Is there a rule that I am missing?
- Yes.
- When a relative clause is non-defining (also called non-restrictive), it has to be set off by a comma (or commas if in the middle of a sentence).
- Such clauses begin with which or who or, less often, whom .
- Other dependent clauses after the main (independent clause), including those that start with because, when, while, before, after, since, if, until, unless, and although , are not separated from the main clause by a comma.
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anonymousIs there a rule that I am missing?
Yes.
When a relative clause is non-defining (also called non-restrictive), it has to be set off by a comma (or commas if in the middle of a sentence). Such clauses begin with which or who or, less often, whom.
Other dependent clauses after the main (independent clause), including
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