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Use the sentence to answer the question.
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
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Responses
1.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
1.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
2.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
2.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
3.Michael’s mom: asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
3.Michael’s mom: asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
4.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese,: and salsa.
Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
Where should a colon be placed to correct the error in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
1.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
1.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things: at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
2.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
2.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.
3.Michael’s mom: asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
3.Michael’s mom: asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese, and salsa.
4.Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner beans, cheese,: and salsa.
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GPT-4o mini
The correct placement of the colon to clarify the sentence is:
**2. Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.**
This correction properly introduces the list of items (beans, cheese, and salsa) that Michael's mom asked him to pick up.
**2. Michael’s mom asked him to pick up a few things at the grocery for their taco dinner: beans, cheese, and salsa.**
This correction properly introduces the list of items (beans, cheese, and salsa) that Michael's mom asked him to pick up.
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