Standard English ConventionsVery hardColon before an explanation after a complete clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The ferry no longer calls at the smaller ____ its new hull draws too much water for the harbour there.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. island:Correct
- B. island,
- C. island; because
- D. island
Answer: A. island:
The second clause explains the first; a colon introduces the explanation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. island,
- A comma alone between two independent clauses is a splice.
- C. island; because
- A semicolon must be followed by an independent clause; 'because…' is dependent.
- D. island
- No punctuation runs the two together.
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