Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A.
My father has studied these languages: Russian; German; and Arabic.

B.
On their vacation trip to Europe, the Richardsons visited Vienna, Austria; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland.

C.
The dates of the big conventions are May 18-20; July 13-15; and August 17-19.

D.
James City County; Virginia, St. Mary's County; Maryland, and York County; Maine are some of the oldest counties in the United States.

Answer 1

The correctly punctuated sentence among the choices provided is:

B. On their vacation trip to Europe, the Richardsons visited Vienna, Austria; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland.

In this sentence, a semicolon is used when the items enumerated are already separated by commas.