Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon introducing a list
Standard English Conventions practice question
Three things are needed for the ____ water, a map, and stout boots.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hike:Correct
- B. hike;
- C. hike, and
- D. hike
Answer: A. hike:
A complete clause followed by a list takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. hike;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- C. hike, and
- 'And' makes the list a fragment.
- D. hike
- No boundary before the list.
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