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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.
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The second sentence is correct.
Reason: Use a colon to introduce the list, and use semicolons to separate the list items because each item contains internal commas (appositives): "Mr. Korelli, the team captain; Amir Smythe, the team manager; and Theresa Martinez, the team's best player."
Reason: Use a colon to introduce the list, and use semicolons to separate the list items because each item contains internal commas (appositives): "Mr. Korelli, the team captain; Amir Smythe, the team manager; and Theresa Martinez, the team's best player."
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