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?
- Acheck_circle
,
- 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.