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Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A.
The Gettysburg Address begins like this—“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

B.
The Gettysburg Address begins like this; “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

C.
The Gettysburg Address begins like this “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

D.
The Gettysburg Address begins like this: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

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The correct answer is D. The Gettysburg Address begins like this: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

A colon is used to introduce an idea from a direct quote.
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