Which word in the sentence, if any, should be followed by a colon?

This box of crayons includes many different shades of orange vivid tangerine, bright sunglow, neon carrot, and pale apricot.

A.
crayons

B.
shades

C.
No colon is needed.

D.
orange

Question

Which word in the sentence, if any, should be followed by a colon? 

This box of crayons includes many different shades of orange vivid tangerine, bright sunglow, neon carrot, and pale apricot.
 
 A.
crayons
 
 B.
shades
 
 C.
No colon is needed.
 
 D.
orange

anonymous · Answer

C; again, if there is a colon it would break the sentence up.