colon and dash

The girls who have already bought dresses for the dance are: Jessica, Maria, and Ruby.

• No change

• are Jessica, Maria, and Ruby.

• are--Jessica, Maria, and Ruby.

• are, Jessica, Maria, and Ruby.

Their dates Mike, Felix, and Chris have not secured their outfits yet.

• No change

• dates--Mike, Felix, and Chris--have

• dates--Mike, Felix, and Chris have

• dates: Mike, Felix, and Chris have

Colleges for the most part look for well-rounded applicants.

• No change

• Colleges: for the most part,

• Colleges, for the most part

• Colleges--for the most part--

On the other hand, being well-rounded cannot always offset a poor academic record, Academics will always play some role in the college admissions process.

• No change

• record, though academics

• record--Academics--

• record: Academics

According to college admissions officers, the most rigorous courses are the most worthwhile: Advanced Placement courses, microbiology, and other college preparatory classes.

• No change

• worthwhile, Advanced

• worthwhile; Advanced

• worthwhile--Advanced

Students and families sometimes miss the deadline for filing the FAFSA: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

• No change

• FAFSA--the Free

• FAFSA; the Free

• FAFSA, the Free

Which is the correct way to use the dash in the following sentence: The Beatles (the most famous rock band in history) were from England.

• The Beatles, the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.
• The Beatles-- the most famous rock band in history-- were from England.
• The Beatles - the most famous rock band in history; were from England.
• The Beatles-- the most famous rock band-- in history were from England.

Choose the answer that uses em dashes correctly in the sentence.
The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results

• The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results.
• The only thing Felix could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.
• The only thing Felix could do-- if he could do anything-- was to sit and wait for the results
• The only thing-- Felix --could do if he could do anything was to sit and wait for the results.

Select the correctly puncted version of the sentence below.

Nido a school with a great reputation follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido—a school with a great reputation—follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido a school with a great reputation, follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

• Nido - a school with a great reputation - follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.

Which punctuation mark do I used before a list of items? 

• Semicolon
• Colon
• Comma
• None of the Above