Question

The morning dawned bright and clear: Peter and his family were ready for their long journey.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

• A. clear;
• B. clear ...
• C. clear,
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

The correct option is A clear;

The semi colon represents a longer pause than comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. As, the given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected., a semi colon must be used to link them. Thus, the correct answer is Option A.

Option B - An ellipsis is used to represent a trailing of thought.

Option C - A comma is used before a conjunction that joins two independent clauses.

Option D - A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.