SAT OwlNutrition researchers have found that the traditional Mediterranean diet centers on a few core types of ______ olive oil, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and fish.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
foods;
foods:
foods, such as:
foods
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Answer: B
The words before the blank form a complete independent clause, and what follows is a list of the "core types of foods." A colon correctly introduces a list after an independent clause. A semicolon must be followed by an independent clause, and a colon should not come right after "such as."
Choice C is tempting because "such as" introduces examples, but a colon cannot follow "such as."
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