[Grammar] This multiple choice grammar question is hard to solve.

[hgdear]

All signs of the market have vanished and in front of the town hall, _____________

1. stood there only a platform
2. there stood only a platform
3. an only platform stood there
4. an only platform there stood


and when ,(comma) after the town hall is deleted, is there any kind of different point of grammar?

thanks a lot for your help.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Is this homework?

 

[hgdear]

Is this homework?

No. This is a question of an examination test. It's already over, but I want to know the correct answer.

 

[MikeNewYork]

What was your answer?

 

[hgdear]

What was your answer?

My answer is 2. But I don't know what is correct.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree with your answer.

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Hello, Hgdear:

In my opinion, this sentence is one that definitely calls for a comma after the word "vanished":

"All signs of the market have vanished, and in front of the town hall, _____."

Now let's drop the first part of this compound sentence:

"In front of the town hall, there stood only a platform" or (in regular order): "There stood only a platform in front of the town hall."