Question

Identify the correct version of the given sentence:
There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem the historical methods and the newly developed ones.

• A. There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem the historical methods, and the newly developed ones.
• B. There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem: the historical methods and the newly developed ones.
• C. There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem; the historical methods and the newly developed ones.
• D. There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem. The historical methods and the newly developed ones.

Answer 1

The correct option is B There are two ways in which one may approach solving this problem: the historical methods and the newly developed ones.

According to the general rule, a colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence. Also, in order to separate different items in a list, a comma should be used. The given sentence gives different approaches to solve the problem.

Thus, the correct answer will be Option B. The remaining options are incorrect.

A semicolon is used to separate the list items when the list items themselves contain commas whereas, a period is used to mark an end to a sentence.