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 calling attention to a second clause
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a list
(1 point)
Responses
a colon separating two independent clauses
a colon calling attention to a second clause
a colon introducing a quote
a colon introducing a list
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Colin would mark "a colon separating two independent clauses" as incorrect. A colon should not be used to separate two independent clauses; instead, a semicolon or a conjunction is more appropriate in that case.