Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underlined text?

purposes: attracting

Responses

purposes, attracting

purposes. Attracting

purposes; Attracting

No change

1 answer

The correct revision would depend on the context of the sentence, but typically the way "purposes: attracting" is presented suggests it might need a change for clarity.

  • If you are listing purposes and "attracting" is one of them, using a comma would be appropriate: purposes, attracting.

  • If you are introducing a new sentence that elaborates on the purposes, a period would be appropriate: purposes. Attracting.

  • If "attracting" is meant to be a continuation that lists related purposes and should relate to the previous thought, using a semicolon could work: purposes; Attracting.

However, with no additional context, the safest choice to separate ideas clearly would usually be purposes. Attracting.

So, the best option in common usage is: purposes. Attracting.