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?
(2 points)
Responses
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.
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.
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.
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.
A colon should be placed after the phrase "taco dinner" to introduce the list of items that Michael's mom wants him to pick up. The colon is used to indicate that what follows it is a list or an explanation of what was just mentioned. In this case, the colon is necessary to clearly separate the introductory phrase "a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner" from the list of items "beans, cheese, and salsa."