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May 7 2009 8:09PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, independent clauses, colons, comma splices, Business writing, Quiz
Independent clauses and punctuation
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, independent clauses, colons, comma splices, Business writing, Quiz
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Which is correct? In the future, marketers won’t ask for consumers’ __________ just read their minds. a. opinions: They’ll b. opinions, they’ll |
Answer: a
Explanation: If a sentence consists of two independent clauses (clauses that could stand on their own as sentences), they can only be joined by a semicolon or a colon. A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are more closely related than would be indicated by separate sentences. A colon is used if the second independent clause explains the first one. (If you use a comma instead, you’re making an error called a comma splice.)
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