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.
What motivated Cyclops is how Odysseus's men tricked him and blinded him. This motivated him to ask his father for help his and put a curse on Odysseus's men.
A transitive verb has a direct object and usually, the subject is doing the action towards that object. The subject performs the action and the object receives the actions. So I believe D is the answer.
