Read the sentences and question that follows. (Illuminate) I heard Mother on the phone say, "Let me think. Oh, that's right. He had basketball practice after school, and then he said he was going to the library to study." If the author wanted the reader to know that Mother was pausing to think, how should the author punctuate the sentence properly? (1 point) Responses Let me think! Oh, that's right. Let me think! Oh, that's right. Let me think; oh, that's right. Let me think; oh, that's right. Let me think: Oh, that's right. Let me think: Oh, that's right. Let me think—oh, that's right.

Answer 1

The correct punctuation to indicate that Mother is pausing to think would be: "Let me think—oh, that's right."

So, the answer is: Let me think—oh, that's right.