Question

17 \were going to the track meet,\ said mike, and we want to arrive early.\a mike, and\b mike\, andc mike, \andd correct as it is18 we grow the following vegetables, corn, lettuce, carrots, and green beans.f vegetables corn,g vegetables: corn,h vegetables; corn,j correct as it is19 he asked, \which school club are you joining?\a asked \whichb asked \whichc asked, \whichd correct as it is

Explanation:

1. For question 17: When splitting a direct quote between a speaker tag and the rest of the quote, the closing quotation mark goes after the speaker's name, followed by a comma and the conjunction to continue the quote.
2. For question 18: A colon is used to introduce a list of items that follows a complete independent clause, which "We grow the following vegetables" is.
3. For question 19: The first word inside a direct question that is quoted should be capitalized, and a comma is required after the introductory phrase "He asked".

Answer:

1. B. Mike", and
2. G. vegetables: corn,
3. C. asked, "Which