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Which option completes this sentence?

 During free fall, _______ up to a full minute, a skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.

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C. Hughes

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C. Hughes
C. Hughes, Musician, MA, Bradford

Answered Sep 25, 2020

The sentence would correctly be said as "During free fall, which is up to a full minute, a skydiver will fall at 120 mph constant speed. Therefore, the option that best completes that sentence is "which is." The major part of the sentence is actually "a skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120 mph", making the main subject of the sentence to be "skydiver," and the main verb to be "fall."

Hence, "which is" indicates that the earlier part of the sentence is complementing the later part and that there is still more to the statement. Assuming there is no comma after the first "fall," you can consider using another word.

This is simply because the comma sign usually come immediately before "which" in sentences. "It is" or "being" might have been correct if the complementing part of the sentence is only adding more information, and not being a sort of reference.

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N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley
N. Kingsley, Writer, Columbus

Answered Feb 20, 2019

Correct answer is Which is.
The statements before the second comma are complementary statements giving more information on the main subject (skydiver) and main verb (fall). “Which is” helps to indicate that these statements provide additional information.

"It is" is not correct because the complementary statements are not giving a reference to the subject but giving additional information.

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John Smith

John Smith

John Smith
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Answered May 31, 2017

Which is

The main subject and verb are after the second comma. This means that within the commas there is a complimentary sentence or extra information. 1. It is not (A) because a subject reference is not needed for a complimentary phrase. 2. It is not (C) because a connector omission is not required. 3. It is not (D) because a linking verb is not needed. 4. It is not (B).
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