Colons and Quotations

Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...

• "I hope you will be here, he said, because you are my best friend."

• "I hope you will be here," he said, "because you are my best friend."

• "I hope you will be here" he said "because you are my best friend."

• "I hope you will be here" he said, because you are my best friend."

Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...

• Clara said, "I am very busy today. Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"

• Clara said, "I am very busy today." "Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"

• Clara said, I am very busy today. "Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"

• Clara said, "I am very busy today." Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?

Select the sentence with the correct usage of colons..

• He got what he worked for: a promotion

• He got what he worked for a: promotion

Select the sentence with the correct usage of colons..

• I want the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.

• I want the following: items butter, sugar, and flour.

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• Dear Ms. Rodriguez:

• Dear: Ms. Rodriguez

Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...

• "Will you still be my friend? she asked."

• "Will you still be my friend?" , she asked.

• "Will you still be my friend?" she asked.

• "Will you still be my friend." she asked.

Which sentence correctly uses a colon before a quotation?

• She said: 'I will be there soon.'

• She said 'I will be there soon':

• She said, 'I will be there soon.'

• She said: 'I will be there soon':

Identify the correct use of a colon in a sentence.

• He has three favorite books: '1984', 'Brave New World', and 'Fahrenheit 451'.

• He has three favorite books '1984': 'Brave New World', and 'Fahrenheit 451'.

• He has three favorite books '1984', 'Brave New World', and: 'Fahrenheit 451'.

• He has three favorite books: '1984' 'Brave New World' and 'Fahrenheit 451'.

Which of the following sentences uses a quotation correctly?

• 'To be or not to be', is the question.

• 'To be or not to be' is the question.

• To be or not to be, is the question'.

• To be or not to be' is the question.

What is the purpose of using a colon before a quotation?

• To introduce a list

• To introduce a quotation or explanation

• To end a sentence

• To separate two independent clauses