The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 1

In each pair, choose the sentence that uses colons, semicolons, and commas correctly.

For help with this exercise, see Colons, Semicolons, Commas.

Example

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◯ Harry Potter prevails against pain and evil for one reason, his heart is pure.
◯ Harry Potter prevails against pain and evil for one reason: His heart is pure.
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◯ While traveling through France, Rose visited: the Loire Valley, Chartres, the Louvre, and the McDonald’s stand at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
◯ While traveling through France, Rose visited the Loire Valley, Chartres, the Louvre, and the McDonald’s stand at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
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◯ There are three types of leave; annual leave, used for vacations, sick leave, used for medical appointments and illness, and personal leave, used for a variety of personal reasons.
◯ There are three types of leave: annual leave, used for vacations; sick leave, used for medical appointments and illness; and personal leave, used for a variety of personal reasons.
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◯ American poet Carl Sandburg once asked these three questions: “Who paid for my freedom? What was the price? And am I somehow beholden?”
◯ American poet Carl Sandburg once asked these three questions, “Who paid for my freedom? What was the price? And am I somehow beholden?”
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◯ Amelie had four goals: to be encouraging; to be effective; to be efficient; and to be elegant.
◯ Amelie had four goals: to be encouraging, to be effective, to be efficient, and to be elegant.
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