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Naia's family has several New Year's Eve traditions, exchanging gifts, cleaning the house, and watching The Irony of Fate

What change must be made to correct the error in punctuation?
A. Change the period to a question mark.
B. Change the semicolon to a comma.
C. Add a comma after New Year's Eve.
OR
Change the semicolon to a colon

User Tamb
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2 Answers

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Answer:

A. Semi colon to a colon

Step-by-step explanation:

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User AnthonyWJones
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Answer:

D. Change the semicolon to a colon.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colon is a punctuation mark that is not used much. But it helps in listing items. It is used majorly when the sentence contains or introduces a list that is important for the sentence.

In the given sentence, "exchanging gifts, cleaning the house, and watching The Irony of Fate" are the list of things that comprise Naia's family's New Year's Eve tradition. Therefore, they will be introduced by a colon instead of a semicolon.

Thus, the final sentence will become-

Naia's family has several New Year's Eve traditions; exchanging gifts, cleaning the house, and watching The Irony of Fate.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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