Standard English ConventionsHardColon before a single surprising item
Standard English Conventions practice question
The recipe calls for one unusual ____ a spoonful of vinegar.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. ingredient:Correct
- B. ingredient;
- C. ingredient,
- D. ingredient
Answer: A. ingredient:
A colon introduces the item that the sentence has set up.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. ingredient;
- A semicolon needs a complete sentence after it.
- C. ingredient,
- A comma would make the vinegar an appositive with an awkward break.
- D. ingredient
- No separation.
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