Select the sentence which has the correct linking mark.

Question

Poe wrote the following stories; "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The MS. Found in a Bottle," and many others.
Poe wrote the following stories, "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The MS. Found in a Bottle," and many others.
Poe wrote the following stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The MS. Found in a Bottle," and many others.

Answer 1

The correct sentence is:

Poe wrote the following stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The MS. Found in a Bottle," and many others.

The colon is appropriately used here to introduce the list of stories.