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In English / Middle School | 2014-05-28

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A. The smoothie recipe includes the following: frozen berries, yogurt, and vanilla extract.

B. The smoothie recipe includes the following, frozen berries, yogurt, and vanilla extract.

C. The smoothie recipe includes: frozen berries, yogurt, and vanilla extract.

D. The smoothie recipe includes the following; frozen berries, yogurt, and vanilla extract.

Asked by JKFJD

Answer (3)

Sentence A) has no punctuation errors.
B) should be " ... the following: "
C) doesn't need anything at all where that colon is.
D) is sneaky. It's a semi-colon, and it should be a colon.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

I am pretty sure its D

Answered by sister256 | 2024-06-10

The sentence without punctuation errors is A: 'The smoothie recipe includes the following: frozen berries, yogurt, and vanilla extract.' Options B, C, and D all contain punctuation errors. A colon is correctly used in option A to introduce a list after a complete sentence.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-23