1. How should this sentence be changed? Elvis Presley's hit singles include: "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me Tender."
O A. Delete the word include
B. Replace the colon in a semicolon
O C. Delete the colon after the word include
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.

i think the answer is c

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

the answer is c. it calls attention to the urgency of the message