Standard English ConventionsMediumColon before the one explanation
Standard English Conventions practice question
There was only one explanation ____ a copied key.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. left:Correct
- B. left;
- C. left
- D. left, it was
Answer: A. left:
A colon introduces the explanation that the sentence announces.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. left;
- A semicolon needs a full sentence after it.
- C. left
- Nothing separates the two ideas.
- D. left, it was
- A comma splice.
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