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OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. Dutchess County; New York, Windham County; Connecticut, and Louisa County; Virginia are all rural. B. The dates of the meetings are: June 1-7; July 4-10; and August 21-27. C. Jamie has studied these languages: French; Latin; Urdu; and Portuguese. D. On her Mediterranean cruise, Mamie visited Barcelona, Spain; Nice, France; and Pisa, Italy. I think C

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

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OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

@IReallyCouldUseHelp

OpenStudy (anonymous):

As I said, I truly have problems with semi-colons at times (it's the lists that get me), but I would go with your gut on these ones. I will have to get off soon, but I will be more than willing to help with future questions. :)

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

No it's not C. The ; should be commas .

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

This was a tricky one, so my next guess would be B

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

And sorry @IReallyCouldUseHelp

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

@confluxepic

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Oh ok so it's D.

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

Why?

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Because there are already commas after the city, so you need to use semicolons when listing the countries.

OpenStudy (gabbyalicorn):

Okay, thanks :)

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