which lists are punctuated correctly? select 3 options.\nthe students competing in the debate were from…

which lists are punctuated correctly? select 3 options.\nthe students competing in the debate were from schools in: houston, tx; phoenix, az; and santa fe, nm.\nthe plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.\ni arranged my schedule so that i have study hall first thing in the morning on mondays, tuesdays, and fridays.\nwe had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.\nbecause shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the schools annual spring musical.

which lists are punctuated correctly? select 3 options.\nthe students competing in the debate were from schools in: houston, tx; phoenix, az; and santa fe, nm.\nthe plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.\ni arranged my schedule so that i have study hall first thing in the morning on mondays, tuesdays, and fridays.\nwe had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.\nbecause shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the schools annual spring musical.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. In the first option, "in:" is incorrect punctuation before a list; it should be removed.
  2. The second option correctly uses colons to introduce lists and semicolons to separate sub - lists.
  3. The third option uses commas correctly to separate items in a list of days.
  4. In the fourth option, a comma should be used between "field hockey" and "and tennis" for better clarity in the list.
  5. The fifth option uses commas correctly to separate items in a list of Shira's abilities.

Answer:

B. The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers. C. I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. E. Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school's annual spring musical.