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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?(1 point)
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My favorite foods are: pizza with ham and pineapple; and lasagna.
My favorite foods are: pizza with ham and pineapple; and lasagna.
I baked many items for the bake sale: banana and blueberry muffins; chocolate and lemon cupcakes; and blackberry and cherry pie.
I baked many items for the bake sale: banana and blueberry muffins; chocolate and lemon cupcakes; and blackberry and cherry pie.
For my birthday I received: a new bike that I plan to use in a race next month and a gift card to the local book store.
For my birthday I received: a new bike that I plan to use in a race next month and a gift card to the local book store.
The club can meet in one of these locations, the gym, the library, or the cafeteria.
The club can meet in one of these locations, the gym, the library, or the cafeteria.
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The sentence that is punctuated correctly is:
"I baked many items for the bake sale: banana and blueberry muffins; chocolate and lemon cupcakes; and blackberry and cherry pie."
This is correct because the items listed after the colon are complex and contain multiple parts, making the use of semicolons appropriate to separate them.
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