I wanted to go to the school dance, but I was grounded: so I couldn’t go.
a.
dance,
c.
grounded:
b.
but
d.
couldn’t
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D
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The error in the sentence is with the punctuation "grounded:". The colon is incorrectly used here because it doesn't precede a list or an explanation of what was mentioned before it. The corrected phrase should simply use a comma instead.
So, the best answer is:
C. grounded:
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