Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon before a quotation after a complete clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The notice on the gate is ____ 'Beware of the goose.'
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. brief:Correct
- B. brief,
- C. brief;
- D. brief
Answer: A. brief:
A complete clause introducing a quotation takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. brief,
- A comma introduces a quotation only after a speech verb.
- C. brief;
- A semicolon needs an independent clause after it.
- D. brief
- No punctuation runs the clause into the quotation.
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