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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore

Question 16 • NY-English Language Arts 12 CR

Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?

Answer
A
Brittany enjoys many sports, such as: basketball, ice hockey, and softball.
B
The students going on the trip are: Drew, Julio, Aasha, and Felicity.
C
For dinner, I think that we should make: roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans.
D
My school offers four science classes: chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science.

Explanation

A colon can introduce a list when it follows a complete sentence. “My school offers four science classes” is a complete thought, so the colon correctly introduces the list of classes. The other choices place a colon after wording that already leads directly into the list, such as “such as” or “should make.”

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