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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?

  1. A. kitchen:Correct
  2. B. kitchen;
  3. C. kitchen and
  4. 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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