Question

Which punctuation belongs in the blank in each quotation?

Select comma or colon for each blank.

Comma Colon

The queen stood before her subjects and said the following___ “My loyal subjects, it is with great sorrow that I must inform you of the passing of my husband, the king. I assure you I will continue to rule as he did—with fairness and kindness.”

Ricardo shook his head as he grumbled___ “I wish I were in charge of deciding how we should all spend our time this Saturday.”

The defense attorney stood and boldly proclaimed this statement___ “My client is innocent of all charges. He has been an upstanding citizen of this state for thirty-seven years, and he has never—not once—been in a situation where he has acted less than honorably.”

Answer 1

@Charlie @Kayden

Answer 2

@bill533