SAT OwlTraditional Hawaiian quilts are known for their bold, symmetrical designs, which are usually made with just two ______ one solid color, often red or green, forms the appliquéd pattern, and white fabric forms the background.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
colors,
colors:
colors
colors, which
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Answer: B
The first part of the sentence is an independent clause that mentions "two colors." What follows explains what those two colors are and is itself an independent clause. A colon correctly introduces this explanation. A comma would create a comma splice, and no punctuation would create a run-on.
Choice A creates a comma splice, because the text after the blank is a complete clause with its own subject and verb.
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