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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. James wished for two things; that he would earn the respect of his peers and that he would make his family proud? B. James wished for two things; that he would earn the respect of his peers; and that he would make his family proud. C. James wished for two things. That he would earn the respect of his peers and that he would make his family proud. D. James wished for two things: that he would earn the respect of his peers and that he would make his family proud.

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The answer to your question would be that the sentence that is punctuated correctly is the following one: James wished for two things: that he would earn the respect of his peers and that he would make his family proud. That is, your answer would be D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence above is an example of the correct use of the colon. A colon means "that is to say" or "here's what I mean". In this case, the clause after the colon specifies the two things wished by James (earning the respect of his peers and making his family proud).

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