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Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 12 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR

Which sentences are correctly punctuated? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Spencer needs to call: her grandmother, her best friend, and her aunt.
B
I tried several new foods on my trip: sushi, dragon fruit, and lychees.
C
Kavita used four different materials in her collage, paper, photos, beads: and shells.
D
Diego studies three kinds of dance: jazz, modern, and tap.
E
He will buy: seeds, potting soil, and a rake for the community garden.

Explanation

A colon can introduce a list when it follows a complete sentence. “I tried several new foods on my trip” and “Diego studies three kinds of dance” are complete sentences, so B and D are correctly punctuated. A and E place a colon between a verb and its objects, and C incorrectly places the colon inside the list; the colon in C should come after “collage.”

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