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One of many bizarre California laws states. “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty There is an error in the italicized portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

miles per hour.”
  1. One of many bizarre California laws states, “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.”
  2. One of many bizarre California laws states “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.”
  3. One of many bizarre California laws states: “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.”
  4. One of many bizarre California laws states; “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.”
  5. One of many bizarre California laws states and “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.”
Explanation
Answer: C - One of many bizarre California laws states: “No vehicle without a driver may exceed sixty miles per hour.” Since the introductory phrase is introducing the law, a colon is used to separate this phrase from the actual quotation of the law. The quoted law should be placed inside quotation marks. A comma should not be used to introduce this quotation, nor should a semicolon.
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