Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?(1 point)
Responses

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.

Answer 1

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 sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce the list and semicolons to separate the items when the items themselves contain conjunctions.