Standard English ConventionsHardSemicolons in a list containing commas
Standard English Conventions practice question
The delegation included a geologist from Lima, ____ a botanist from Quito, Ecuador; and two engineers from La Paz, Bolivia.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. Peru;Correct
- B. Peru,
- C. Peru
- D. Peru; and
Answer: A. Peru;
The list's items contain commas, so semicolons separate the items; the pattern is set by 'Quito, Ecuador;'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Peru,
- A comma there makes 'Peru' and 'a botanist' look like separate items.
- C. Peru
- No punctuation runs the first two items together.
- D. Peru; and
- 'And' belongs only before the final item.
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