Instructions: Carefully examine the Reference Statement. Then, identify the single option among the four alternatives (a, b, c, d) that is an EXACT AND COMPLETE REPLICATION of the Reference Statement. Pay exceptionally close attention to every character, number, symbol, space, and punctuation mark.
Reference: Tokyo; December 31st, 23:59 JST.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct option:
1) Tokyo; December 31st, 23:59 JST.
Tokyo;: The city name is followed by a semicolon ( ; ).
December 31st,: The full spelling of the month,
followed by the date with 'st' and a comma ( , ).
23:59: The time is separated by a colon ( : ).
JST.: All letters in the time zone are capitalized and a
period ( . ) is added at the end.
Matching options:
1) Tokyo; December 31st, 23:59 JST.
This option is an exact match of the reference statement. The semicolon, spelling, colon, and period are all in their correct places.