Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Three poets dominated the Harlem Renaissance ______ Langston Hughes, who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"; Countee Cullen, the author of "Heritage"; and Claude McKay, known for "If We Must Die."

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A

    (empty)

  • B

    , such as

  • C

    :

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  • D

    ;

Explanation

A colon introduces a list after an independent clause. The list itself uses semicolons because items contain commas. Starting with a semicolon would be wrong.

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