Question

Which two parts of the passage are punctuated correctly?

1) Here are some more questions I would like to ask Representative Weaver, If the driving age is raised to 21, what will happen to all the afternoon jobs, the afternoon sports, and the afternoon programs that require some sort of transportation?
2) "A teenager behind the wheel is the symbol of American youth,” writes author Peter Chacha: What will happen to this symbol if Representative Weaver’s plan is approved?
3) But let me ask you this: Do people under the age of 21 really wear their seat belts less often than older people, or are they just caught more often? That is, we know the police have their eye on the teenagers, but are they looking at the adults as well?
4)But I can hear it now: “If teenagers are all so safe, why do they have such high accident rates?”
5)Here’s a possible answer. inexperience.

Answer 1

3 and 4. #1 should have a period or colon after Weaver. #2 should have a period rather than a colon. #5 should have a colon rather than a period.

Answer 2

Answer: 3 and 4

Explanation: Passage 1 needs a colon introducing the question instead of a comma, after which there would be no need to capitalize the first word. Passage 2 needs a period instead of the colon, since the sentence introduced by the colon is not related to the previous sentence in a way that requires that mark. In passage 5, the period after "answer" should be a colon because of the direct relationship of the two sentences.