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During their long voyages across the Pacific Ocean, ancient Polynesian wayfinders navigated without instruments; instead, they relied on a variety of natural clues, such as: the patterns of ocean swells, the flight paths of nesting seabirds, and the positions of stars.

Which of the following options is the correct way to write the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. clues: theCevap
  3. C
    clues. Because the
  4. D
    clues, they studied the

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clues: the
The correct option replaces the incorrect punctuation with a colon. A colon is appropriate here because the preceding clause ('During their long voyages across the Pacific Ocean, ancient Polynesian wayfinders navigated without instruments; instead, they relied on a variety of natural clues') is independent and can stand alone as a complete sentence, and the colon introduces a list that details those clues.

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1
Analyze the clause preceding the punctuation to determine if it is independent.
The clause 'During their long voyages across the Pacific Ocean, ancient Polynesian wayfinders navigated without instruments; instead, they relied on a variety of natural clues' is independent and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
A colon can only be used if it is preceded by a complete independent clause.
2
Evaluate the structure of the list following the punctuation.
The text following the punctuation is a list of three noun phrases detailing the natural clues.
A colon is appropriate for introducing a list of items that explain or elaborate on a general term in the preceding clause.
3
Check the distractors against punctuation rules.
The option with 'such as:' is incorrect because 'such as' cannot precede a colon. The option with 'clues. Because the' creates a sentence fragment. The option with 'clues, they studied the' creates a comma splice by joining two independent clauses with a comma.
Eliminating grammatically incorrect punctuation choices confirms the correct option.

Anahtar Kavram

Colons must be preceded by an independent clause and can be used to introduce a list, explanation, or elaboration.
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Colons

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