Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon introducing a list
Standard English Conventions practice question
The kit for the night walk is ____ a torch, a whistle, and a warm layer.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. short:Correct
- B. short,
- C. short;
- D. short
Answer: A. short:
A complete clause followed by a list takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. short,
- A comma can't introduce the list after a complete clause.
- C. short;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- D. short
- Nothing separates the clause from the list.
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