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Identify the error in: “The city’s attractions are: the park, the museum, and the zoo.”

A. The colon should be a comma.
B. The colon is incorrectly placed after the verb 'are'.
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C. The sentence is correct.
D. The colon should be a semicolon.

📝 Explanation

You cannot put a colon after a linking verb like 'are' unless a formal list is introduced by an explicit noun.

📖 Additional Information

  • The colon should be a comma.
  • The colon is incorrectly placed after the verb 'are'.
  • The sentence is correct.
  • The colon should be a semicolon.

You cannot put a colon after a linking verb like 'are' unless a formal list is introduced by an explicit noun.

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