Standard English ConventionsHardColon before a list after a complete clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The workshop needs three things before it can ____ a new roof, a rewired fuse box, and a fire door.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. reopen:Correct
- B. reopen;
- C. reopen,
- D. reopen
Answer: A. reopen:
A complete clause followed by the list takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reopen;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- C. reopen,
- A comma runs the list into the clause.
- D. reopen
- No boundary.
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