Standard English ConventionsHardColon before an explanation
Standard English Conventions practice question
The mechanic found the ____ a mouse had chewed through the wire to the fuel pump.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. problem:Correct
- B. problem,
- C. problem
- D. problem, and
Answer: A. problem:
A complete clause followed by the explanation takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. problem,
- A comma splice.
- C. problem
- A run-on.
- D. problem, and
- 'And' joins the clauses but loses the explanatory link and adds nothing the colon does not.
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