Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Question 84450 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
Which sentences are correctly punctuated? Check all that apply.Spencer needs to call: her grandmother, her best friend, and her aunt.I tried several new foods on my trip: sushi, dragon fruit, and lychees.Kavita used four different materials in her collage, paper, photos, beads: and shells.Diego studies three kinds of dance: jazz, modern, and tap.He will buy: seeds, potting soil, and a rake for the community garden.
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. In B, “I tried several new foods on my trip” is complete, and the colon introduces examples; D uses the colon the same way. A and E incorrectly place a colon between a verb and its objects, while C misplaces the colon within the list.
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