Question

6. Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct?

A. When she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book.
B. In his vacation suitcase, Jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas.
C. The new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans.
D. She gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.

Answer 1

D. She gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.

Step-by-step explanation:

A colon (:) is like an arrow—it points to something that follows it. A colon is often used to introduce a list. Here are some examples of the correct way to use a colon:

Answer 2

It would be letter D. This sentence requires a colon to be correct: She gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.

A colon is a mark (:) used in writing especially to introduce a list of things. So the proper one would be - She gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie: strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.