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Which of the following sentences used a colon correctly?

A) We considered: the following names for our cat Smokey, Oscar, and Sock Thief.

B) We considered the following: names for our cat Smokey, Oscar, and Sock Thief.

C) We considered the following name for our cat: Smokey, Oscar, and Sock Thief.

D) All of the above.​

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Answer: C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colon is referred to as a punctuation mark that is made up of two dots that are placed above one another. A colon is normally used before a quotation, an explanation or a list.

Therefore, the sentences that used a colon correctly will be "We considered the following name for our cat: Smokey, Oscar, and Sock Thief".

Here, the colon is used before the list of the cats.

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