Using semicolons and colons correctly correct the punctuation in the following sentences by re-writing the sentence, adding semicolons and colons where they are needed and by changing other punctuation and capitalization as needed. example 1. the following items were among those rationed in the united states during world war ii coffee, cars, sugar, and tires. corrected version: the following items were among those rationed in the united states during world war ii: coffee, cars, sugar, and tires. the letter from the sweepstakes company began “dear finalist” it went on to tell me that i might already have won $10,000,000.