In February 1919 , following the end of the First World War, women from ten countries around the world convened

Question

In February 1919 , following the end of the First World War, women from ten countries around the world convened the Inter-Allied Women&rsquo;s Conference in Paris. The conference&rsquo;s goals were ______ blank ensure women&rsquo;s participation in the proceedings of the Paris Peace Conference, to secure the right of women to serve in the League of Nations, and to advoe for human rights. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Accepted Answer

Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of punctuation within a sentence. In this choice, the colon correctly introduces the series of goals held by the 1919 Inter-Allied Women&rsquo;s Conference. Choice B is incorrect because placing a period after "threefold" results in a rhetorically unacceptable sentence fragment beginning with "To." Choice C is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The main clause ("The conference&rsquo;s goals were threefold") and the series supplement ("to...rights") are fused without punctuation. Choice D is incorrect because a semicolon can&rsquo;t be used in this way to introduce a series. A semicolon is conventionally used to join two main clauses, whereas a colon is conventionally used to introduce a series, making the colon the better choice in this context.

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