Question

Select the punctuation from the drop-down menu to correctly complete this sentence.

The politician stood in front of the cameras and made this statement __ "I would like to announce that I will run in the next election."

A. ,

B. ;

C. :

Answer 1

The politician stood in front of the cameras and made this statement: "I would like to announce that I will run in the next election."

Answer 2

The politician stood in front of the cameras and made this statement C. : "I would like to announce that I will run in the next election."

Step-by-step explanation:

Colons are mainly used to introduce lists of anything after being preceded by a complete thought (For example: I painted my room with a variety of colors: blue, light green, white and pink), and to illustrate or introduce an idea, an information or a quote, after being preceded of a complete thought such as it is used in the answer provided.