Which revision best corrects the errors in the given sentence? A firm handshake like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude, and
good manners is a valuable asset in life. a. A firm handshake—like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude, and good manners—is a valuable asset in life.
b. A firm handshake: like a friendly smile; a pleasant attitude; and good manners, is a valuable asset in life.
c. A firm handshake, like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude, and good manners—is a valuable asset in life.
A. A firm handshake - like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude; and good manners - is a valuable asset in life.
In a sentence, the colon should only be used if the entire sentence is a list, and a hyphen cannot be used to separate sections, unless it is used at either end. Therefore A is the correct answer.
nelson mandela the anti-apartherd leader who was jailed for 27 years of his activism and in 1994 because president of South America, regularly recited the poem inviictus during his imprisonment inviictus meaningunconnquerable of undefated in latin was written in 1875 by william Ernest henley