Question

which sentence is punctuated correctly?
my father loved talking about history, particularly: the civil war, the cold war, and the revolutionary war
there were several scientific processes i wanted to learn about such as, photosynthesis, diffusion, and osmosis
the only states that marina had yet to visit were: colorado, wyoming, north dakota, and rhode island
when studying mythology, i learned about several gods and goddesses: zeus, apollo, aphrodite, hermes, and hercules.

Explanation:

• In the first option, the colon after "particularly" is misused. "Particularly" is not a formal introducer like a colon requires.
• In the second option, the comma after "such as" is incorrect. "Such as" does not take a comma before the list it introduces.
• In the third option, the colon after "were" is incorrect. A colon is not used after a verb like "were" when introducing a list.
• In the fourth option, the colon is correctly used to introduce the list of gods and goddesses after a complete independent clause ("When studying mythology, I learned about several gods and goddesses").

Answer:

When studying mythology, I learned about several gods and goddesses: Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Hercules.