Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A)The meeting agenda identified two managers who would present their budget plans; namely, John Franks and Ann Jones.
B)The new plan must address our concerns, for instance, how can the company raise product prices during a time of decreasing customer loyalty?
C)The business office received bids for the new geothermal heating and cooling system from three out-of-state companies; that is, Bartingale Mechanical, TDS Engineering, and MEP Associates.

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In this sentence, a semicolon is used before the explanatory phrase "that is," and commas are used to separate the list of companies. This is the correct way to use punctuation to set off an explanatory phrase within a sentence and to separate items in a list.

Which Sentence Is Punctuated Correctly