Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.She will ask: Deanna, Trish, and Eric to work on the social studies project.The book described three ancient cities: Alexandria, Egypt; Athens, Greece; and Rome, Italy.Marcus intends: to buy strawberries, bananas, eggs, and a loaf of bread.I studied several American painters: Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and Georgia O’Keeffe.My favorite types of movies are: comedies, thrillers, and documentaries.
Answer
A
She will ask: Deanna, Trish, and Eric to work on the social studies project.
B
The book described three ancient cities: Alexandria, Egypt; Athens, Greece; and Rome, Italy.
C
Marcus intends: to buy strawberries, bananas, eggs, and a loaf of bread.
D
I studied several American painters: Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and Georgia O’Keeffe.
E
My favorite types of movies are: comedies, thrillers, and documentaries.
Explanation
A colon can introduce a list when it follows a complete thought. In B, “The book described three ancient cities” is complete, and semicolons correctly separate the city-and-country pairs, which already contain commas. In D, “I studied several American painters” is also complete before the list. A colon should not separate a verb from its object, as in A and C, or follow “are” before its complement, as in E.
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