Which lists are punctuated correctly? check all that apply.

the students competing in the debate were from schools in: houston, tx; phoenix, az; and santa fe, nm.

the plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.

i arranged my schedule so that i have study hall first thing in the morning on mondays, tuesdays, and fridays.

we had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.

because shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.

The lists that are puntuated correctly are the following:

The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.

I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

is there an image you meant to add?

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