Question

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

A well-balanced diet includes a nourishing assortment of vegetables, a colorful mix of fruits, and a hearty variety of whole grains.
A well-balanced diet includes a nourishing assortment of vegetables, a colorful mix of fruits, and a hearty variety of whole grains.

A well-balanced diet includes vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
A well-balanced diet includes vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.

A well-balanced diet includes root vegetables, such as carrots, dark red fruits, such as strawberries, and whole grains, such as brown rice.
A well-balanced diet includes root vegetables, such as carrots, dark red fruits, such as strawberries, and whole grains, such as brown rice.

A well-balanced diet includes healthy foods such as, carrots, broccoli, berries, apples, brown rice, and oatmeal.
A well-balanced diet includes healthy foods such as, carrots, broccoli, berries, apples, brown rice, and oatmeal.

Answer 1

The sentence that requires semicolons instead of commas is:

**"A well-balanced diet includes root vegetables, such as carrots, dark red fruits, such as strawberries, and whole grains, such as brown rice."**

This sentence includes items in a list that already contains commas, so using semicolons would help to clarify the different items in the list.