Question

Which is punctuated correctly?

(1.) Prepare the artichoke for cooking: 1. cut an inch off the top, 2. use scissors to trim the top of each leaf, 3. cut the bottom stem completely off.

(2.) Prepare the artichoke for cooking: (1.) cut an inch off the top, (2.) use scissors to trim the top of each leaf, (3.) cut the bottom stem completely off.

(3.) Prepare the artichoke for cooking: (1) cut an inch off the top, (2) use scissors to trim the top of each leaf, (3) cut the bottom stem completely off.

Answer 1

The second option is the correct punctuation of the given sentence. This is because when using numbers to list steps, parentheses should be used to enclose the numbers rather than periods or commas.

So, the correct sentence is: (2.) Prepare the artichoke for cooking: (1.) cut an inch off the top, (2.) use scissors to trim the top of each leaf, (3.) cut the bottom stem completely off.

Answer 2

The answer is number 3 okok