Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

I brought: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food for the camping trip.

For the camping trip, I brought: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food.

For camping, the gear I brought was: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food.

I brought the following camping gear: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food.

Answer 1

I brought the following camping gear: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food.

Answer 2

The correct punctuated sentence is the following:

I brought the following camping gear: a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight, and food. A colon has three main uses. In this case is used to introduce a serie of items.