Standard English ConventionsMediumColon before two proposals
Standard English Conventions practice question
The committee approved two ____ to extend the library's hours and one to fund a new roof.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. proposals: oneCorrect
- B. proposals; one
- C. proposals one
- D. proposals. One
Answer: A. proposals: one
A colon introduces the explanation of the two proposals; what follows is not a sentence.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. proposals; one
- A semicolon needs a full sentence on each side.
- C. proposals one
- Nothing separates the noun from its explanation.
- D. proposals. One
- What follows the full stop is a fragment.
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