Question

Question
Which sentence requires semicolons instead of commas?(1 point)
Responses

The captains of the high-school softball team are Marisa Martino, Rachel Morrison, and Lisa Fiore.
The captains of the high-school softball team are Marisa Martino, Rachel Morrison, and Lisa Fiore.

The captains of the high-school softball team are pitcher, Marisa Martino, outfielder, Rachel Morrison, and catcher, Lisa Fiore.
The captains of the high-school softball team are pitcher, Marisa Martino, outfielder, Rachel Morrison, and catcher, Lisa Fiore.

The captains of the high-school softball team are the pitcher, the catcher, and an outfielder.
The captains of the high-school softball team are the pitcher, the catcher, and an outfielder.

The high-school softball team is lead by captains Marisa Martino, Rachel Morrison, and Lisa Fiore.

Answer 1

The sentence that requires semicolons instead of commas is:

**The captains of the high-school softball team are pitcher, Marisa Martino, outfielder, Rachel Morrison, and catcher, Lisa Fiore.**

In this sentence, the use of commas creates confusion due to the repeated phrases that describe each captain's position. Using semicolons would clarify the separation of examples:

**The captains of the high-school softball team are pitcher; Marisa Martino; outfielder; Rachel Morrison; and catcher; Lisa Fiore.**

(Note: To be perfectly correct, you might also consider reconstructing the sentence to avoid this confusion without needing semicolons, for example: "The captains of the high-school softball team are Marisa Martino, the pitcher; Rachel Morrison, the outfielder; and Lisa Fiore, the catcher.")