Question

Which sentence contains correctly punctuated items in a series?

A.
Our family has lived in Seattle; Washington; San Francisco; California; and Las Vegas; Nevada.

B.
Our family has lived in Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

C.
Our family has lived in Seattle, Washington, San Francisco, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

D.
Our family has lived in Seattle; Washington, San Francisco; California, and Las Vegas; Nevada.

Answer 1

The sentence that contains correctly punctuated items in a series is, option B. Our family has lived in Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada. Semicolons are used to separate items in a series that use commas. This is to make the list of items clearer and understandable.