Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A.
After running the car for fifteen minutes, the mechanic gave me the good news: "Your engine is fine. There are many miles left on your car."
B.
After running the car for fifteen minutes, the mechanic gave me the good news; "Your engine is fine. There are many miles left on your car."
C.
After running the car for fifteen minutes, the mechanic gave me the good news—"Your engine is fine. There are many miles left on your car."
D.
After running the car for fifteen minutes, the mechanic gave me the good news, "Your engine is fine. There are many miles left on your car."

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correctly punctuated sentence is:

C. After running the car for fifteen minutes, the mechanic gave me the good news—"Your engine is fine. There are many miles left on your car."

The em dash effectively connects the two thoughts, indicating that the following quotation is related to the preceding clause.
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