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Which of these sentences has incorrect punctuation?We visited three places on our trip to London: Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and the Tate.We visited three places on our trip to London; Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and the Tate.

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Which of these sentences has incorrect punctuation?We visited three places on our trip to London: Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and the Tate.We visited three places on our trip to London; Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and the Tate.

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The second sentence has incorrect punctuation. It uses a semicolon after "London" instead of a colon. The correct sentence should be: "We visited three places on our trip to London: Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and the Tate." The colon is used to introduce a list.

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