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Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Cumulative exam

Question 1 • Hopkins FA American Literature (2026-2027)

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
You will need the following ingredients milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.
B
You will need the following ingredients, milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.
C
You will need the following ingredients - milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.
D
You will need the following ingredients: milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.

Explanation

A colon is used to introduce a list that follows a complete sentence or clause. “You will need the following ingredients” is a complete clause, so a colon correctly introduces the list of milk, eggs, sugar, and flour. The comma in B does not correctly introduce the list, and the dash in C is not the best punctuation here.

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