When the hikers heard something large moving in the woods behind them, they knew there was one thing left to do: run!

What is the function of the colon in this sentence?

To emphasize a word or phrase
To formally address someone
To introduce a list of items
To join two independent clauses

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
11 months ago

The function of the colon in this sentence is to introduce a list of items.