Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon before a list
Standard English Conventions practice question
The station has kept three things from ____ its clock, its bench, and its cat.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. 1910:Correct
- B. 1910,
- C. 1910;
- D. 1910
Answer: A. 1910:
A complete clause followed by a list takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 1910,
- A comma can't introduce the list.
- C. 1910;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- D. 1910
- Nothing marks the list.
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