Question

Which sentence correctly uses the colon? A. Oliver was a master marksman by the age of eighteen: being professionally trained. B. Victoria wanted to pursue: horse-racing professionally, she loved horses. C. Jenny continued taking algebra classes: even though she detested the subject. D. Harry was fed up with his routine life: he yearned for a more exciting existence.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is D

Answer 2

The phrase that uses colon in the correct form is:

B. Victoria wanted to pursue: horse-racing professionally, she loved horses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Colons are a grammar element that helps the writer provide information to complement an independent clause. Therefore it is followed by dependant clauses that will provide more information about the first one. But they do it in a very special way, by providing examples of a category exposed in the independent clause. Therefore, B is the correct answer.