Question

1. Why is the use of the semicolons to separate items correct in the following sentence?

For the trip, we brought along the following: a camp stove, a beast that had seen better days; a four-person tent, which actually only slept t
spray can of mosquito repellent, which smelled bad enough to repel other humans as well.
O The semicolons are correct because there are more than three items in the list.
O The semicolons are wrong because commas are used to separate items in a list.
O The semicolons are correct because the items have commas within them.
O The semicolons are correct because the list is long and follows a colon.

Answer 1

d) The semicolons are correct because the list is long and follows a colon.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the trip, we brought along the following: a camp stove, a beast that had seen better days; a four-person tent, which actually only slept two comfortably; a cast iron skillet, which weighed more than the tent; and a spray can of mosquito repellent, which smelled bad enough to repel other humans as well.

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