Louise Bennett (1919-2006), also known as “Miss Lou,” was an influential Jamaican poet and folklorist. Her innovative poems ______ blank

Question

Louise Bennett (1919-2006), also known as &ldquo;Miss Lou,&rdquo; was an influential Jamaican poet and folklorist. Her innovative poems ______ blank the use of Jamaican Creole (a spoken language) in literature. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Accepted Answer

Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between a verb and an object. No punctuation is needed between the verb "popularized" and its object "the use of Jamaican Creole." The object helps complete the idea of the verb-in this case, it explains what Louise Bennett popularized-and any punctuation between the two results in an ungrammatical sentence. Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object. Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object. Choice D is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object.

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