Grammar and Punctuation Unit Test
9 of 13 Items
Item 9
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
(1 point)
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael’s mom: asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese,: and salsa.
What if I wrote it this way:
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner:
beans,
cheese,
and salsa.
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Olivia's mom asked her to pick up a few things at the grocery store for their hamburger dinner meat, cheese, buns, and fries.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
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To answer this question, you need to determine where a colon should be placed to correct the error in the sentence. A colon is used to introduce a list or to separate a sentence into two parts, where the second part explains or provides an example of the first part.
In the given sentence, the phrase "beans, cheese, and salsa" is a list of items that Michael's mom asked him to pick up. To indicate this list, a colon should be placed immediately before the list.
The correct answer is:
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa. (Option 1)