Alist should be introduced with a colon when the list is preceded by a strong opinion. a complete thought. a dependent clause. a descriptive phrase.

A list should be introduced with a colon when the list is preceded by a complete thought. A complete thought refers to a dependent clause, that is a complete sentense which contains a subject and a verb and conveys a complete notion.

A colon is implemented in order to introduce an  item or a list containing a series of items; and it is usually preceded by a complete thought.

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explanation:

the answer is mary made mudpies on monday.

remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.