Question

Read the sentence. When Letasha went to the store, she bought several baking goods: milk, sugar, and cinnamon. Which statement is accurate? The colon is correctly placed and necessary because the introductory text cannot stand alone. The colon is correctly placed and necessary because the introductory text can stand alone. The colon is necessary because a list is given, but it should appear after the word “store.” The colon is necessary because a list is given, but it should appear after the word “bought.”

Answer 1

A colon

It is used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases or expands on the first sentence.

It can also be used when giving a list of things.

From above information we can now answer the question.

The correct answer is thus :

The colon is correctly placed and necessary because the introductory sentence cannot stand alone.

Answer 2

In the following sentence,

"When Letasha went to the store, she bought several baking goods: milk, sugar and cinnamon", the correct sentence for justifying the presence of colon would be the first option - "

The colon is rightly placed and necessary as the introductory sentence cannot stand alone.

Colons are necessary to present a list of items in a sentence.