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Which sentence has correct punctuation?

These shoes are great for activities like: running, jogging, and walking.

I wear these shoes for: running, jogging, and walking.

The three ideal uses of these shoes are for: running, jogging, and walking.

There are three ideal uses for these shoes: running, jogging, and walking.

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I believe it's answer choice D.
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Answer:

4. There are three ideal uses for these shoes: running, jogging, and walking.

Step-by-step explanation:

The real question here is to identify which sentence has the colon placed in the right place. Some of the uses of the colon includes to introduce lists of anything (whether activities, people, objects, etc.) and it is preceded by a complete thought, and this is just the role that plays in option 4.

In sentence 4, the colon is placed after a complete thought "There are three ideal uses for these shoes" while in the other sentences, the colon is not preceded by a complete clause but by a verb or a preposition ("like", "for", and "are for").