Standard English ConventionsHardColon introducing a quoted rule
Standard English Conventions practice question
The rule at the pool is ____ 'No running, no diving, no glass.'
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. simple:Correct
- B. simple;
- C. simple
- D. simple, it is
Answer: A. simple:
A complete clause followed by the quoted rule takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. simple;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- C. simple
- No boundary before the quotation.
- D. simple, it is
- A comma splice.
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