Standard English ConventionsHardColon introducing a rule after a full clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The recipe has one rule the chef will not ____ the butter must be cold.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. bend:Correct
- B. bend,
- C. bend, namely
- D. bend
Answer: A. bend:
The clause is complete, and what follows states the rule: a colon introduces it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bend,
- A comma splices the rule onto the clause.
- C. bend, namely
- 'Namely' after a comma still joins two independent clauses with only a comma.
- D. bend
- No punctuation runs the two together.
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