Which lists are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.

The students competing in the debate were from schools in: Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; and Santa Fe, NM.

The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.

I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

We had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.

Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.

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The answers are  3 and 5 I believe.

The lists that are puntuated correctly are the following:

The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.

  • Since the commas are separating the different color of flowers in each plant, it would be confusing to put commas between the different plants. This is why semi-colons are used to separate the different plants.

I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

  • A comma is needed between each day of the week.

Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.

  • A comma is needed to separate the list of things Shira can do and also at the end to separate a new idea from the list.