b. Bertie was proud of his new title: Vice President in charge of Special Tasks.
A colon is used only after an independent clause. In this sentence, "Bertie was proud of his new title" is the independent clause; it can stand on its own. "Vice President in charge of Special Tasks" is simply the name of her title. It is not an independent clause. When using a semicolon (;), the sentence must be balanced on either side of the semicolon.
Answer:
According to Hyginus (Fabulae, 139) Zeus was raised by a nymph named Amalthea. Since Saturn (Cronus) ruled over the Earth, the heavens and the sea, she hid him by dangling him on a rope from a tree so he was suspended between earth, sea and sky and thus, invisible to his father.
Collective noun- a singular noun naming a collection or group
Reference- the word, phrase, Or Clause to which a pronoun refers
Elliptical clause-a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied
Antecedent - the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent
Compound antecedent- two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the samegrammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns
Relative clause- an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun