In which sentence is the colon used correctly?

A. When leaving, return work items to: your boss, the secretary, or the facilities manager.
B. These employees won awards for sales: Lily James, Conrad Abramson, and Delise Baker.
C. The most important possessions for a banker include: a knowledge of numbers, a ledger, and a pen.
D. This year's three candidates for treasurer are: Sam Olafson, Ginny Greer, and Eric Anderson.

Question

In which sentence is the colon used correctly?

	A.	When leaving, return work items to: your boss, the secretary, or the facilities manager.
	B.	These employees won awards for sales: Lily James, Conrad Abramson, and Delise Baker.
	C.	The most important possessions for a banker include: a knowledge of numbers, a ledger, and a pen.
	D.	This year's three candidates for treasurer are: Sam Olafson, Ginny Greer, and Eric Anderson.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think it is?

elise_a18 · Answer

I'm leaning toward C

anonymous · Answer

I was thinking the same thing...

anonymous · Answer

B

anonymous · Answer

Colons should separate a complete sentence and a list of items in this case. Which sentence fits that condition?

elise_a18 · Answer

I thought that was semi colons?

anonymous · Answer

Nah, : is a colon, ; is a semi colon

elise_a18 · Answer

I know it is a colon but I think that semicolons are used to separate a complete sentence

anonymous · Answer

The colon is always used correctly in gay cex