Standard English ConventionsMediumColon introducing a list of parts
Standard English Conventions practice question
The snorkelling kit has three parts ____ a mask, a snorkel and a pair of fins.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. :Correct
- B. ;
- C. ,
- D. and
Answer: A. :
'The snorkelling kit has three parts' is a complete clause that announces the list; a colon introduces it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. ;
- A semicolon needs a complete clause on each side; a list of parts isn't one.
- C. ,
- A comma is too weak to introduce a list announced this way.
- D. and
- 'three parts and a mask, a snorkel and a pair of fins' makes the list a fourth, fifth and sixth part.
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