Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon. *

We ask: "why does the English department use more paper than any other department?"

Here is the question: "Why does the English department use more paper than any other department?"

Why does the English department use more paper than any other department?: this is what we asked.

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Gabriel Decker

6 November, 14:28

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon. *

We ask: "why does the English department use more paper than any other department?"

Here is the question: "Why does the English department use more paper than any other department?"

Why does the English department use more paper than any other department?: this is what we asked.

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Yamilet Hahn · Answer 1

B. Here is the question: "Why does the English department use more paper than any other department?"

Explanation:

In A, the colon should be a comma.

In C, the colon should be omitted and the word 'this' capitalized.