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Question 116

Which sentences are standard across British and American usage? Select all that apply.

  1. My uncle, who lives nearby, repairs clocks.Correct answer
  2. The bridge which crosses the inlet is closed.Correct answer
  3. The bridge, that crosses the inlet, is closed.
  4. The village where we visited last month is remote.

Explanation

Who is standard in added information about a person, and which is grammatical in a defining clause about a thing in both usage traditions. That cannot follow the comma of a non-defining clause, while visited needs village as an object rather than a where phrase.

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