Select the correct answer.
Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
A.
I edited the article and found: comma splices, sentence fragments, and misplaced modifiers.
B.
Anna was happy: to go skiing with her sister.
C.
Talia decided that: she would accept admission into New York University over Harvard University.
D.
I made just one request for the camping trip: I wanted to stay in a cabin instead of a tent.
E.
This is what they told me: Because the apartment was too small, and cold for them.
D.
I made just one request for the camping trip: I wanted to stay in a cabin instead of a tent.
The correct answer is D.
To use a colon correctly, it is important to remember that a colon is used to introduce a list or to join two independent clauses, where the second clause explains or provides further information about the first clause.
In option A, a colon is used correctly to introduce a list of items: comma splices, sentence fragments, and misplaced modifiers.
In option B, a colon is misused because the second part does not explain or provide further information about the first part.
In option C, a colon is misused because the sentence structure does not require a colon.
In option D, a colon is used correctly to join two independent clauses, where the second clause explains the first clause: I made just one request for the camping trip, and that request was to stay in a cabin instead of a tent.
In option E, a colon is misused because the sentence structure does not require a colon.
Therefore, the correct answer is D.
The correct answer is A.
"I edited the article and found: comma splices, sentence fragments, and misplaced modifiers."