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The Writing Centre

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Question:
I wrote letters to: my aunt, the cable company, and my close friend Bernice who moved to Boston four years ago.
Answer:
The answer Incorrect is correct.
Explanation:
You should have punctuated the sentence as follows:
I wrote letters to my aunt, the cable company, and my close friend Bernice, who moved to Boston four years ago.
You should never use a colon between a preposition and its objects. The comma after "company" is optional, but you need the comma after "Bernice" because the material that follows is non-restrictive.
 

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