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.

AA firm handshake—like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude, and good manners—is a valuable asset in life.
BA firm handshake: like a friendly smile; a pleasant attitude; and good manners, is a valuable asset in life.
CA firm handshake, like a friendly smile, a pleasant attitude, and good manners—is a valuable asset in life.

AA 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.

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kortee483 kortee483 · Answer 2 · 2015-06-25T21:30:12-04:00

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25-06-2015

A firm handshake, a friendly smile, a pleasent attitude, and good manners-is a valuable asset in lifee.

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