Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon before a short list
Standard English Conventions practice question
The shopping list had only two ____ bread and milk.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. items:Correct
- B. items;
- C. items,
- D. items
Answer: A. items:
A colon introduces the list after a complete sentence.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. items;
- A semicolon does not introduce a list.
- C. items,
- A comma blurs the list into the sentence.
- D. items
- No separation.
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