Standard English ConventionsHardColon after a complete introductory clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The inspector's report reached a single ____ the roof must be replaced before winter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. conclusion:Correct
- B. conclusion,
- C. conclusion
- D. conclusion; that
Answer: A. conclusion:
A complete clause followed by what it announces takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. conclusion,
- A comma splice.
- C. conclusion
- A run-on.
- D. conclusion; that
- 'That' after a semicolon leaves a fragment.
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