Standard English ConventionsHardColon before a quoted verdict
Standard English Conventions practice question
The inspector's report ended with a single ____ "Close it."
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sentence:Correct
- B. sentence;
- C. sentence,
- D. sentence
Answer: A. sentence:
A colon introduces the quoted sentence after a complete clause.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sentence;
- A quotation is not an independent clause for a semicolon.
- C. sentence,
- A comma is for quotations after a speech verb, not after a noun.
- D. sentence
- No separation.
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