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Question 8 (Worth 2 points)

(03.06 MC)
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
A long winding road: it seemed as if the day would never be over.
A long winding road was like the day it seemed: it would never be over.
The day felt like a long winding road: it seemed as if it would never be over.
O The day felt like: a long winding road that seemed as if it would never be over
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Answer 1

The correct sentence uses a colon to introduce an explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that uses a colon correctly is: The day felt like a long winding road: it seemed as if it would never be over. A colon is used to introduce an explanation, example, or list, and in this sentence, the colon is correctly used to introduce the explanation of why the day felt like a long winding road.

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