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Which two sentences uses the colon correctly?

AHenry slept through his alarm so: he didn’t make it to his first day of work, no matter how many times it went off.
BErica's morning routine consisted of waking up, brushing her teeth, meditating for ten minutes: eating breakfast, and finally bathing.
CJessica's supplies for the trip included these items: a hairbrush, moisturizer, a toothbrush, and four bottles of mineral water.
DAnnette left her hometown with just one goal in mind: to see the world and experience different cultures.
EJoel was unable to attend the game because he had forgotten to complete his homework: he had wanted to attend the game with friends.

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Colon is one of the punctuation which is used to:


1. Lay emphasis


Example: He loved just one: Bruno, his dog


2. To present dialogue ( we write the name of the speaker and then insert colon followed by his/her dialogue.)


Example: Rita: How are you?


Mary: Fine, and you?


3. Clarify composition titles ( to explain parallel ideas colon is used in compositions like lectures or book titles), and


Example: Rousseau’s Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment


4. To introduce text or lists.


Example: Three types of Subordinate or Dependent Clauses are: Adjective clause, Adverb clause and Noun clause


Hence, two sentences which uses the colon correctly is :

C) Jessica's supplies for the trip included these items: a hairbrush, moisturizer, a toothbrush, and four bottles of mineral water.  

D) Annette left her hometown with just one goal in mind: to see the world and experience different cultures.  


Both the sentences introduces the list of items and things in the text. Hence, it uses the colon appropriately.

Answer:

C and D

Explanation:

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