Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The expedition visited four major cities ______ Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Beijing, China; and Hanoi, Vietnam.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A

    ;

  • B

    :

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  • C

    including

  • D

    , such as

Explanation

A colon introduces a list after an independent clause. The list itself uses semicolons for clarity because items contain commas. A semicolon at the start would be wrong.

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