You will use commas and periods most frequently in your business sentences. However, a good writer should know how to use colons and semicolons as well. These two punctuation marks might 100k similar, but they serve different purposes. Determine what punctuation rule is illustrated by the following sentence.
At our company retreat, I met employees from Tempe, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; and Honolulu, Hawaii.

a. Use a colon to separate items in a series when one or more of the items contain internal commas.
b. Use a semicolon to separate items in a series when one or more of the items contain internal commas.
c. Use a colon to join closely related independent clauses.

Identify which option in each of the following groups is punctuated correctly.

a. I hung a picture in the new conference room, it brightens the room.
b. I hunq a picture; in the new conference room: it brightens the room.
c. I hung a picture in the new conference room; it brightens the room.

a. She enjoyed working for the company; however she has decided to take another job.
b. She enjoyed working for the company; however, she has decided to take another job.
c. She enjoyed working for the company: however, she has decided to take another job.

a. I saw Emily Zhou, regional sales officer; Daniel Ortega, president of SellPIus; and Lupe Hernandez, vice president of sales.
b. I saw Emily Zhou, regional sales officer Daniel Ortega, president of SellPlus; and Lupe Hernandez, vice president of sales.
c. I saw Emily Zhou, regional sales officer Daniel Ortega, president of SellPlus and Lupe Hernandez, vice president of sales.