Standard English ConventionsVery hardColon before the question at issue
Standard English Conventions practice question
The verdict came down to one ____ whether the signature was genuine.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. question:Correct
- B. question;
- C. question,
- D. question
Answer: A. question:
A colon introduces the question the sentence has announced.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. question;
- "whether the signature was genuine" is not an independent clause.
- C. question,
- A comma does not introduce the announced question here.
- D. question
- No separation.
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