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Old 03-Dec-2004, 06:36
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Question Help with punctuation marks

Did I add all necessary punctuation marks to this sentence.

Serving on the task force are: Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard; Meg Whitman, eBay; and Marjorie Magner, Citigroup.
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Did I add all necessary punctuation marks to this sentence.

Serving on the task force are: Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard; Meg Whitman, eBay; and Marjorie Magner, Citigroup.
This is how I'd structure it:

Serving on the task force are Carly Fiorina from Hewlett-Packard, Meg Whitman from eBay, and Marjorie Magner from Citigroup.
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