Choose the proper punctuation to fill the blank(s) in the sentence below:

Question

The phone rang
Duncan decided to let the answering
machine take the call.

Select one:

Oa. :

O b. i

О с. ?

O d. !

Answer 1

The proper punctuation to fill in the blank in the sentence is:

a. :

So the complete sentence would read: "The phone rang: Duncan decided to let the answering machine take the call."