Question

Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown: were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.

• A. Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown ... were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.
• B. Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown - were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.
• C. Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown; were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown - were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.

According to general rule, the em dash is often used to resume a scattered subject in a sentence. Thus, the correct answer in the given sentence must be Option B.

Option A is incorrect. An ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.

Option C is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.

Option D is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence.