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Which of the following sentences properly uses a colon?
  1. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: “The life of the law is not logic; it is experience.”
  2. Sheldon kept knocking on Penny’s door: “Penny,” “Penny,” “Penny.”
  3. George used the buzzer to call Jerry: Jerry let George in the building.
  4. None of the above.
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Answer: A - Oliver Wendell Holmes said: “The life of the law is not logic; it is experience.” A colon is used to introduce a quote, a list, or a rule. Answer A is the correct choice because it properly uses a colon to introduce a quote. Answer B is not the correct choice because the language before the colon does not introduce the quotes. To be proper, it should read: “Sheldon kept knocking on Penny’s door and saying: ‘Penny,’ ‘Penny,’ ‘Penny.’” Answer C is not the correct choice because the colon should be a semicolon.
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