Question

Which sentence uses colons and semicolons correctly?


The passengers on the bus include these three people: Mr. Korelli; the team captain, Amir Smythe; the team manager, and Theresa Martinez; the team's best player.


The passengers on the bus include these three people; Mr. Korelli, the team captain: Amir Smythe, the team manager: and Theresa Martinez, the team's best player.


The passengers on the bus include these three people: Mr. Korelli, the team captain; Amir Smythe, the team manager; and Theresa Martinez, the team's best player.


The passengers on the bus include these three people, Mr. Korelli, the team captain; Amir Smythe, the team manager; and Theresa Martinez, the team's best player.

Answer 1

The third sentence is correct.

Reason: a colon properly introduces the list, and semicolons correctly separate the list items because each item contains an internal comma (name + appositive).