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Standard English ConventionsVery hardDash before a summarising clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

Ink, paper, binding, ____ every part of the book had been chosen with care.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. type—Correct
  2. B. type,
  3. C. type;
  4. D. type.

Answer: A. type—

A dash after a list introduces the clause that sums it up.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. type,
A comma makes 'every part' another item and leaves a run-on.
C. type;
A semicolon needs a clause before it; the list is not one.
D. type.
A full stop leaves the list as a fragment.

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