Standard English ConventionsMediumColon before a kitchen rule
Standard English Conventions practice question
There is one rule in the ____ no phones at the table.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. kitchen:Correct
- B. kitchen;
- C. kitchen and
- D. kitchen, it is
Answer: A. kitchen:
A colon introduces the rule that the sentence announces.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. kitchen;
- A semicolon needs a full sentence after it.
- C. kitchen and
- The conjunction makes no sense before the rule.
- D. kitchen, it is
- A comma splice.
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