Standard English ConventionsHardColon introducing a quotation from a sign
Standard English Conventions practice question
The notice at the harbour was ____ 'No swimming at any time.'
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. blunt:Correct
- B. blunt;
- C. blunt
- D. blunt, and
Answer: A. blunt:
A complete clause introducing the quoted notice takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. blunt;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- C. blunt
- No boundary before the quotation.
- D. blunt, and
- 'And' cannot attach a quotation this way.
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