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QuizMultiple Choice

Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 5 of 10 • SHS English 1 B CR 3

Read the sentence.I need to stop at: the bank, the grocery store, and the dry cleaners.

Answer
A
The colon does not introduce a list of items and is therefore unnecessary.
B
The introductory text in the sentence cannot stand alone.
C
Colons are only used to introduce lists composed of more than three items.
D
Colons are not used to introduce lists of items in sentences.
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