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Standard English Conventions practice question

At the bottom of the box we found one ____ a silver key.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. thing:Correct
  2. B. thing;
  3. C. thing,
  4. D. thing

Answer: A. thing:

A colon introduces the item after a complete sentence.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. thing;
A semicolon needs a complete sentence after it.
C. thing,
A comma would make an awkward appositive.
D. thing
No separation.

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