pikolo2510 wrote:
Hey VeritasPrepKarishma,
When a colon is used, it generally should talk / refer back to the subject of the first sentence. In Option D it doesn't do that and hence usage of colon is totally uncalled for.
Is my reasoning correct?
Option (D) uses a semi colon. A semi colon joins two independent clauses.
"his life uprooted by the media pressure to punish someone in the case." is not an independent clause because it doesn't have a verb in it.
To use a semi colon, you need this:
"his
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