Question

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

a) The student's essay included three sections; an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
b) The student's essay included three sections. An introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
Oc) The student's essay included three sections: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

Answer 1

The sentence that is punctuated correctly is: "The student's essay included three sections: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion."

This sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce a list of items. Sentence a uses a semicolon incorrectly to separate the items in the list, and sentence b separates the items with a period, which is also incorrect.