Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont ______ traveled from New York City to Albany on the Hudson River in 1807.

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

  • A

    ,

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  • B

    (1807)

  • C

    — 1807 —

  • D

    (empty)

Explanation

The appositive "the Clermont" needs a closing comma to match the comma before it; this preserves the paired punctuation around the nonrestrictive name.

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