Which one of the following sentences uses colons incorrectly? A. Jarrod already knew what his answer would be: yes. B. The rec
ipe called for a rare ingredient: truffles. C. I can think of something better to do, such as: taking a walk or reading a book. D. You should bring the following to the exam: two pencils, a bluebook, a calculator, and a dictionary.
C. I can think of something better to do, such as: taking a walk or reading a book.
A colon does not belong after such as because it is a redundancy. Using the phrase such as is similar to using the phrase for example. They both indicate that a list is about to follow so the colon is not needed. Options A and B need a colon for the same reason. They both are used after a complete sentence and clarify the information in the sentence. Option D uses a colon correctly because it also comes after a complete sentence before the list of items that clarify what you should bring.
Either add the passage with the question so we know what you are referring to or do not post questions like these. Not everybody has read what you have. This question is completely useless and unanswerable without the story to go off of.
One of Satan's main problems in the book written by John Milton, "Paradise Lost" is that God can turn evil deeds to his own good ends. This problem motivates Satan by continuously thinking of ways to solve this problem and looking at other possible angles on how to attack the problem.
Feeling mistreated, Tom resolves to act on his earlier impulse to become a pirate. He meets Joe Harper, who is likewise disaffected because his mother has wrongly accused and punished him for stealing cream.
