Which sentence does not use colons correctly? A. The following materials will be provided at the class: bead mats, cutters, and small pliers. B. Flowers I have planted in my garden include: roses, daffodils, and tulips. C. We have to be finished no later than 5:15 P. M. D. Mr. Chapman suggested we read Genghis: Birth of an Empire over the winter break.

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Sophia Foley

11 September, 23:23

Which sentence does not use colons correctly? A. The following materials will be provided at the class: bead mats, cutters, and small pliers. B. Flowers I have planted in my garden include: roses, daffodils, and tulips. C. We have to be finished no later than 5:15 P. M. D. Mr. Chapman suggested we read Genghis: Birth of an Empire over the winter break.

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Brooke Carter · Answer 1

"B. Flowers I have planted in my garden include: roses, daffodils, and tulips" does not use a colon correctly because although he is "listing" the flowers he has planted he has not made it explicitly a list, such as it is in option A.