Both Sona Charaipotra, an Indian American, and Dhonielle Clayton, an African American, grew up frustrated by the lack of diverse characters in books for young people. In 2011, these two writers joined forces to found CAKE Literary, a book packaging ______ specializes in the creation and promotion of stories told from diverse perspectives for children and young adults.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Explanation
Context: The sentence reads: "these two writers joined forces to found CAKE Literary, a book packaging __ specializes in the creation and promotion of stories told from diverse perspectives." The blank introduces "company that," where "that specializes in..." is a restrictive relative clause identifying what kind of company CAKE Literary is.
Answer: B) company that
Why? "That specializes in the creation and promotion of stories told from diverse perspectives" is a restrictive relative clause — it's essential to identifying what CAKE Literary does. No comma precedes "that" in an essential relative clause.
Traps:
- A) company, → a comma after "company" would treat what follows as a nonessential relative clause, but the clause is essential to describe the company
- C) company → missing "that"; the relative clause needs "that" to connect to "company"
- D) company, that → a comma before "that" is incorrect in a restrictive relative clause; no comma precedes "that" when it introduces an essential clause