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28 June, 17:44

What purpose does the colon serve in the following sentence? We need to bring the following items on our camping trip: a tent, a lantern, and a bundle of firewood. The colon joins two independent clauses. The colon introduces a series or list of items. The colon separates the words in a series. The colon introduces a quotation.

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  1. 28 June, 20:12
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    To separate the list from the sentence because you put that : then you listed a bunch of stuff
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