Standard English ConventionsHardColon introducing a list after a complete clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The expedition carried only what could be pulled on a ____ tents, fuel, and two months of food.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sledge:Correct
- B. sledge,
- C. sledge; namely
- D. sledge, which was
Answer: A. sledge:
The clause before the list is complete, so a colon introduces the list.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sledge,
- A comma leaves the list dangling from the sentence with no introduction.
- C. sledge; namely
- A semicolon needs an independent clause after it; 'namely tents…' is not one.
- D. sledge, which was
- 'Which was tents, fuel, and…' makes the sledge equal to its cargo.
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