Question

describe the paragraph.
tina and her family were going on a vacation. tina was packing her family’s suitcases: her own, her husband’s, and her mother’s. in one suitcase, she had medicine, sunscreen, and toothbrushes. in a larger suitcase, she had the following: clothes, shoes, and towels. in a smaller suitcase, she had odds and ends: cologne, scapes, and makeup. the only problem was: she didn’t know how all the suitcases would fit in the car. her husband helped her by doing three things in the car: cleaning out the trunk, putting up the kids’ toys in the back seat, and adjusting the front seat.
two sentences with colons have errors. which two sentences need to be revised?

• \tina was packing her family’s suitcases: her own, her husband’s, and her mother’s.\
• \in one suitcase, she had: medicine, sunscreen, and toothbrushes.\
• \in a larger suitcase, she had the following: clothes, shoes, and towels.\
• \in a smaller suitcase, she had odds and ends: cologne, scapes, and makeup.\
• \the only problem was: she didn’t know how all the suitcases would fit in the car.\

Explanation:

1. For the sentence "In a larger suitcase, she had the following: clothes, shoes, and towels." - The colon after "following" is missing, it should be "the following:".
2. For the sentence "In a smaller suitcase, she had odds and ends: cologne, soap, and makeup." - The colon after "ends" is missing, it should be "odds and ends:".

The other sentences have correct colon usage or no colon - related errors. So the two sentences that need revision are "In a larger suitcase, she had the following: clothes, shoes, and towels." and "In a smaller suitcase, she had odds and ends: cologne, soap, and makeup." (corresponding to the third and fourth options).

Answer:

C. In a larger suitcase, she had the following: clothes, shoes, and towels.
D. In a smaller suitcase, she had odds and ends: cologne, soap, and makeup.