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Which sentence in the passage uses the colon correctly?

(After years of conforming to her parents' wishes and ideals: Allison had finally decided to rebel.) She was tired of constantly having the weight of her parents' expectations on her shoulders. (She had made up her mind to travel westward: and pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter.)( She had been participating in songwriting contests since she was ten: nothing fulfilled her more than music.)She risked her parents' wrath because she knew they would understand her once she succeeded. (So, without any hesitation, Allison made up her mind: to continue pursuing her dreams.)

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"She has been participating in songwriting contests since she was ten: nothing fulfilled her more then music."

The answer to your question would be the following one: She had been participating in songwriting contests since she was ten: nothing fulfilled her more than music.

A colon means "that is to say". In this case, the colon has been used between independent clauses to indicate that the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases or expands on the first sentence. "Nothing fulfilled her more than music" explains the reason why "she had been participating in songwriting contests since she was ten".

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