a colon directs your attention to the words or the sentence after it. It signals that what comes after will explain, describe, illustrate or define what came before. a colon can introduce an independent clause, a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and forms a complete thought. or, it can introduce a word or short phrase. When a colon appears in a complete sentence, it always comes after an independent clause.
in which sentence is a colon used correctly?
A
I understand why people love: waterskiing.
B
I don’t like boats: they make me very seasick.
C
Alyshia: she loves her puppy more than she loves her fish.
D
Love is what makes: the world go round.
