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Answer

Question:
My sisters favourite foods are as follows pepperoni pizza applesauce and strawberries.
Answer:
My sister's favourite foods are as follows: pepperoni pizza, applesauce, and strawberries.
Explanation:
You need the apostrophe in "sister's" to show that the noun is possessive, the colon after "follows" because the clause preceding the colon is independent and introduces a list, and the comma after "pizza" because it is an element in the list. The comma after "applesauce" is optional.
 
 
 

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