Standard English ConventionsHardColon introducing an explanation of a result
Standard English Conventions practice question
The experiment ____ the seeds had been stored in a damp cupboard and none of them sprouted.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. failed:Correct
- B. failed,
- C. failed
- D. failed; because
Answer: A. failed:
A complete clause followed by its explanation takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. failed,
- A comma splice.
- C. failed
- A run-on.
- D. failed; because
- 'Because' after a semicolon leaves a fragment.
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