What purpose does the colon serve in the following sentence? We need to bring the following items on our camping trip: a tent, a lantern, and a bundle of firewood.

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What purpose does the colon serve in the following sentence?

We need to bring the following items on our camping trip: a tent, a lantern, and a bundle of firewood.

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It introduces a list of items :)

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The colon's intention serves to separate the statement from the items.

RATHI answered Jan 10, 2018

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