Question

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. The colon joins two independent clauses. The colon introduces a series or list of items. The colon separates the words in a series. The colon introduces a quotation.

Answer 1

To separate the list from the sentence because you put that : then you listed a bunch of stuff

Answer 2

The colon introduces a series or list of items.