Question

The daily newspaper contains four sections news, sports, entertainment, and classified ads.

Which of the following is the proper way to punctuate this sentence?
A.
The daily newspaper contains four sections: news, sports, entertainment, and classified ads.
B.
The daily newspaper contains four sections; news, sports, entertainment, and classified ads.
C.
The daily newspaper contains four sections: news; sports; entertainment; and classified ads.
D.
The daily newspaper contains four sections, news, sports, entertainment, and classified ads.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

We use a semi colon before starting a list and we use a semi colon in the list ONLY if it's a list with long insides such as a tea cake party at afternoon; buying dinosaurs chicken nuggets at 4:30. however for just a comma it's short things like in B.