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QuizMultiple Choice

Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

Question 1 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
My father loved talking about history, particularly: the Civil War, the Cold War, and the Revolutionary War.
B
There were several scientific processes I wanted to learn about such as, photosynthesis, diffusion, and osmosis.
C
The only states that Marina had yet to visit were: Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Rhode Island.
D
When studying mythology, I learned about several gods and goddesses: Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Hercules.

Explanation

A colon can introduce a list when it follows a complete sentence. In D, “I learned about several gods and goddesses” is complete, so the colon correctly introduces the list of names. A incorrectly places a colon after “particularly,” and B incorrectly places a comma after “such as.” C places a colon after “were,” which should connect directly to the list.

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