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Standard English Conventions practice question

Two things were clear from the ____ leaking roof and old wiring.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. survey: aCorrect
  2. B. survey; a
  3. C. survey. A
  4. D. survey, which was a

Answer: A. survey: a

A colon introduces the two things.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. survey; a
A semicolon needs a full sentence after it.
C. survey. A
The words after the full stop are a fragment.
D. survey, which was a
The survey was not a leaking roof.

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