Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon after 'the following'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The recipe requires the ____ butter, sugar and two eggs.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. following: flour,Correct
- B. following; flour,
- C. following, flour,
- D. following flour,
Answer: A. following: flour,
'The recipe requires the following' is a complete statement that sets up a list. A colon introduces the list.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. following; flour,
- A semicolon needs a complete clause on each side; a list of ingredients isn't one.
- C. following, flour,
- A comma is too weak to introduce a list after 'the following'.
- D. following flour,
- With nothing, 'the following flour' misreads as if 'following' described the flour.
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