Decide where a colon is needed in the following sentence.

on saturday, steven played soccer with four of his friends vanessa, thomas, isabel, and logan.

between the words “steven” and “played”

between the words “soccer” and “with”

between the words “friends” and “vanessa”

between the words “four” and “of”

between the words “friends” and “Vanessa”

Explanation:

On Saturday, Steven played soccer with four of his friends: Vanessa, Thomas, Isabel, and Logan.

A colon is often placed right before a list. Since a list of Steven's friends that he's playing soccer with comes right after the word "friends," we can say that the colon should be placed between "friends" and "Vanessa."

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