Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

A. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place; walk;

ride the bus, ride a train; or drive a car.

B. In my city, there are many ways: to get from place to place, walk,

ride the bus, ride a train or drive a car.

C. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk

ride the bus ride a train or drive a car.

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D. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk,

ride the bus, ride a train, or drive a car.

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Russell Harding

24 May, 17:22

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

A. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place; walk;

ride the bus, ride a train; or drive a car.

B. In my city, there are many ways: to get from place to place, walk,

ride the bus, ride a train or drive a car.

C. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk

ride the bus ride a train or drive a car.

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D. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk,

ride the bus, ride a train, or drive a car.

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Felix · Answer 1

D. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk,

ride the bus, ride a train, or drive a car.

Alonzo Leblanc · Answer 2

D. In my city, there are many ways to get from place to place: walk, ride the bus, ride a train, or drive a car.

Explanation:

A colon is used to introduce a list of nouns - - nouns in the sense that the items must agree with the noun subject (in this case, 'ways'). Walking, riding, riding and driving are all 'ways' to get from place to place.