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Read this sentence.
My friend Antonio is involved in many activities, including the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.
which is the best way to rewrite this sentence using a colon?
My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.
My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: including the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.
My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: The environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.

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Correct: My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.

#2 The colon is not necessary and #3 no need for capitalization after the colon.

Answer: A) My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts.

Explanation: One of the most common uses of a colon is the introduction of a list of elements that belong to a same group. In the given sentence, the best way to rewrite it using a colon is "My friend Antonio is involved in many activities: the environmental club, soccer, and martial arts" we need to delete the verb "including" because a colon can't never separate a verb from its complements, also, we don't need the capitalization after the colon because it is the continuation of the same sentence. m