2: which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce the list?

track, gymnastics, and ice hockey were the sports carmina chose to pursue.

a. for sports to pursue, carmina chose: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

b. carmina chose to pursue the following sports: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

c. carmina's three choices of sports were: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

d. carmina narrowed her choices of sports to: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

3: which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a. my motto has always been: "live life to the fullest."

b. the motto i live my life by is: "live life to the fullest."

c. i live my life by this motto: "live life to the fullest."

d. a favorite motto of mine is definitely: "live life to the fullest."

The correct answer is the following:

Question 2: option B, "Carmina chose to pursue the following sports: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey."

Question 3: option C, "I live my life by this motto: "Live life to the fullest"."

In the first question, the colon is used to introduce a list of items, in his case the sports that Carmina has chosen to pursue. But before the colon there has to always be a full sentence, that is why option B is the correct answer.

In the second question, the colon is used to emphasize a phrase or a word at the end of a sentence. Again, because of this, option C is the correct answer, as "I live my life by this motto" is a full sentence that has meaning by itself.

Carmina chose to pursue the following sports: track, gymnastics, and ice hockey.

But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.

Explanation:

Falling action generally follows the climax of the plot and takes the story towards the resolution of the conflicts contrary to the rising action that includes the decisions that lead to the climax. It associates with the wrap-up of the narrative and moves towards closure. In "Black Cat", the falling action occurs when the protagonist was caught while burying his wife under the wall and cat mews as police were looking for him. Thus, the phrase that best exemplifies the resolution of the conflict is "But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul" that suggests the protagonist's acceptance of his evil deeds and discharging his soul of the burden that indicates a resolution to the internal clash he was going through.