Standard English ConventionsHardColon before a quoted request
Standard English Conventions practice question
The letter contained a single ____ come home.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. request:Correct
- B. request;
- C. request,
- D. request
Answer: A. request:
A colon introduces the words of the request after a complete clause.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. request;
- "come home" is not an independent clause for a semicolon.
- C. request,
- A comma does not introduce the request's wording here.
- D. request
- No separation between the clause and the request.
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