Question
Colin is a copyeditor looking for misused colons in a feature story. Which usage would Colin mark as incorrect?
(1 point)
Responses
a colon separating two independent clauses
a colon separating two independent clauses
a colon calling attention to a second clause
a colon calling attention to a second clause
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a list
(1 point)
Responses
a colon separating two independent clauses
a colon separating two independent clauses
a colon calling attention to a second clause
a colon calling attention to a second clause
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a list
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The usage Colin would mark as incorrect is:
**a colon separating two independent clauses**
This is incorrect because a colon is not typically used to separate two independent clauses without a conjunctive phrase. Instead, a semicolon or a period is more appropriate for that purpose.
**a colon separating two independent clauses**
This is incorrect because a colon is not typically used to separate two independent clauses without a conjunctive phrase. Instead, a semicolon or a period is more appropriate for that purpose.