Answer:
Colon- The candidate passionately continued: "And when I am elected to this most prestigious of offices, I promise to hold the office in the highest esteem. Furthermore, I promise to hold you, the people ! represent, in the highest esteem."
Colon- In "Hamlet," Polonius said the following: "This above all: to thine own self be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man. / Farewell: my blessing season this in thee!"
Explanation:
The colon is one of the punctuation marks used in grammar. But it is also one that is rarely used and is not commonly required.
In the given two cases, the blanks will be filled by colons. That is, the two sentences will use a colon, for it is the introduction of the direct speeches of both the candidate and Polonius.
Colons are used to introduce direct speech or direct quotations.
Therefore, the correct answers for the two blanks are colons in both cases.
