The Renaissance painter had a single source of inspiration for his masterpiece ______ a small wooden carving he had seen as a child.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
;
- Bcheck_circle
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- C
was
- D
, and
Explanation
A colon introduces a noun-phrase elaboration of "single source." A semicolon requires an independent clause; ", and" requires an independent clause; " was" is ungrammatical.