Question 17 of 20 select the best answer for the question.
17. which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct?
o a. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper stamps, and address book.
o b. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his
favorite pajamas.
g c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed
pecans.
o d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and
yogurt
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