Question

Which choice shows the best way to use a colon with a quotation?

My sister scorned the advice and my project: “Why do all that work?”
My sister scorned the advice and: my project “Why do all that work?”
My sister scorned: the advice and my project “Why do all that work?”
My sister scorned the advice: and my project “Why do all that work?”

Answer 1

My sister scorned the advice and my project: "Why do all that work?"

Answer 2

The best answer would be answer A.My sister scorned the advice and my project: "why do all that work?"