Question

How can you correctly use a colon to rewrite sentence 4?

Select one:
A. The swamp tour brochure promised: we would see a variety
of interesting "critters" great blue herons, pelicans, otters,
mink, armadillos, and alligators,
b. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety
of interesting "critters": including great blue herons,
pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators,
c. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety
of interesting "critters": great blue herons, pelicans, otters,
mink, armadillos, and alligators.
d. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety
of interesting "critters," including: great blue herons,
pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators,

Answer 1

c) The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety of interesting "critters": great blue herons, pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. The swamp tour brochure promised: (remove :) we would see a variety of interesting "critters" (add comma after critters) great blue herons, pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators, (Remove comma and put period)

b. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety of interesting "critters": (add comma after critters) including great blue herons, pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators, (Remove comma and put period)

c. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety of interesting "critters": great blue herons, pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators.

d. The swamp tour brochure promised we would see a variety of interesting "critters," including: (remove :) great blue herons, pelicans, otters, mink, armadillos, and alligators, (Remove comma and put period)