Read the sentence. When Letasha went to the store, she bought several baking goods: milk, sugar, and cinnamon.

Which statement is accurate?

The colon is correctly placed and necessary because the introductory text cannot stand alone.
The colon is correctly placed and necessary because the introductory text can stand alone.
The colon is necessary because a list is given, but it should appear after the word “store.”
The colon is necessary because a list is given, but it should appear after the word “bought.”

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

The tankers are so large how did some crew members get from one point to another while on board

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.