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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore

Question 3 • NY-English Language Arts 12 CR

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
My three sisters live in Gary, Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, and Portland, Oregon.
B
The three available flavors are blueberry; apple, cinnamon, and maple; and raspberries and cream.
C
Next semester, Jonah plans to study algebra; chemistry; Spanish; and world history.

Explanation

Semicolons can separate items in a series when an item contains commas. In choice B, the semicolons clearly separate the three flavors, while the comma remains within “apple, cinnamon, and maple.” Choice A needs semicolons between the city-and-state names, and choice C uses semicolons unnecessarily between simple items.

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