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Question 18 • English IV

Read the sentence. Cora Emily and Elliot visited relatives in Boston, Massachusetts Durham , New Hampshire and Portland, Maine. How should the underlined lists in the sentence be punctuated?

Answer

They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use commas to separate items.

They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by semicolons. The items in the second list should be separated by commas.

They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by commas. The items in the second list should be separated by semicolons.

They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use semicolons to separate items.

Explanation

The first list contains the names Cora, Emily, and Elliot, so commas separate its items. The second list contains city-and-state pairs, each already using a comma, such as Boston, Massachusetts. Semicolons separate those larger items clearly: Boston, Massachusetts; Durham, New Hampshire; and Portland, Maine. Therefore, the lists should be punctuated differently, as choice A says.

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