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Read the sentence.

We will need the following supplies for our school garden: Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and compost.

What change should be made to correct this sentence?

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We will need the following supplies for our school garden; shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and compost.

The world "shovels" should not be capitalized. (Although, I realize that could have been a typo.)

The error in the sentence was using a colon. You should have used a semicolon.

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