Question

Robust leadership, staunch resistance to the enemy and eloquent oratory; these are some of the hallmarks of Winston Churchill's statesmanship.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. oratory,
• C. oratory
• D. oratory:

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

oratory:

The sentence gives a list of distinctive features under the Churchill's statesmanship. A colon is specifically used to introduce a list into a sentence. Thus, a colon should be used in place of the semi colon. However, a semi colon can be used to link complicated items in a list.

A comma is used to separate different items in a list.

Thus, the correct answer is Option D.