Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

B.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare; "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

C.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

D.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare-"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

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Laura Richmond

15 January, 21:11

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

B.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare; "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

C.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

D.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare-"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

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Kenzie Sanford · Answer 1

B.

I thought of you when I read these words of Shakespeare; "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

Jamiya Rocha · Answer 2

The answer is C, as a colon is commonly used before a long, formal (and/or cited) quotation. The other option would have been a comma, but these are typically reserved for less formal or short quotations.