I will always remember what my father told me one day after I'd lost a game and was in tears because I'd really wanted to win. T
hese were his words __ "Your family will love you no matter what. Just do your best!" Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation.
A) , B) ... C) : D) ;
A colon is the best punctuation mark to use in the blank. A colon can be used before a quote when there is a complete sentence before the quote. Otherwise, a comma is an appropriate to separate a quote from the rest of the sentence. In this case, "These were his words" is a complete sentence. Therefore, a colon, rather than a comma,is the appropriate punctuation.