Read the sentence. i need to stop at several places, including: the bank, the grocery store, and the dry cleaners. which best explains why the colon after "including" should be removed? the colon does not introduce a list of items and is therefore unnecessary. the introductory text in the sentence cannot stand alone. colons are only used to introduce lists composed of more than three items. colons are not used to introduce lists of items in sentences.

the introductory text in the sentence cannot stand alone.

Explanation:

The correct answer is B) The introductory sentence cannot be alone.

Explanation:

The colon after "including" should be removed because while it introduces a list of items and places the speaker needs to stop at, the introductory sentence cannot be alone. The introductory sentence "I need to stop at several places, including" would be grammatically incorrect. The situation could be solved by either removing the colon, which would be the most obvious answer, or removing "including".

Also, "including" already introduces the idea of a list so the colon would be redundant.

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