Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. Mark Covington could think of one way to rebuild his neighborhood: establish a community garden on an abandoned lot.
B. Now there is a thriving community center and garden: where the vacant lot used to be.
C. Like many other Detroit natives, Mark Covington experienced: job loss as a result of the economic downturn.
D. Instead of complaining, Mark Covington decided to spend his time: working to save his neighborhood.

Answer 1

Do you have any guesses as to which option might be correct?

Answer 2

@chycora

Answer 3

yes i do A or D

Answer 4

A colon is used after an independent clause (a complete sentence that contains at least one subject, one verb, and one complete thought) in order to explain, illustrate, paraphrase, and/or expand on that first sentence.

Colons should not be used after a sentence fragment (a group of words that don't make sense as a sentence unless you add more information to it).

So, with that said, which of those two options have a complete sentence (independent clause) before the colon?

Answer 5

D i believe

Answer 6

Does "Instead of complaining, Mark Covington decided to spend his time." make sense on its own, or does it need some more information to make sense?

Answer 7

so its not D

Answer 8

Right, but do you understand why it isn't D?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Awesome! Have you found your answer?

Answer 11

if im correct its A

Answer 12

Yes, you are correct.

Answer 13

okay thanks

Answer 14

You're welcome. :)