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During the Italian Renaissance, the pigment ultramarine was highly prized by master painters for its exceptionally vivid blue hue. Derived from the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli _______ imported from remote mines in the historical region of Badakhshan, the pigment was so costly to obtain that artists reserved it almost exclusively for depicting the robes of important figures.

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

  1. A
    —which was
  2. B
    which was
  3. , which wasCevap
  4. D
    (which was

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The option that provides a comma followed by 'which was' correctly starts and sets off the nonessential relative clause.
The correct option is the one stating ', which was'. This option opens the nonessential relative clause with a comma, which matches the closing comma placed after the word 'Badakhshan'. This forms a correct, symmetrical pair of commas around the nonessential information.

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1
Identify the nonessential relative clause modifying the noun 'lapis lazuli'.
The relative clause is 'which was imported from remote mines in the historical region of Badakhshan'.
Determining the boundaries of the nonessential element is necessary to apply correct punctuation rules.
2
Examine the punctuation mark that closes the nonessential clause.
There is a comma immediately following the word 'Badakhshan'.
To set off a nonessential element, punctuation marks at the start and end of the element must match.
3
Select the option that opens the clause with the matching punctuation mark.
The option that starts with a comma, ', which was', matches the closing comma and creates a symmetrical pair of commas.
This establishes grammatical consistency by framing the nonessential clause within matching punctuation.

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