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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

Question 1 • KY-English Language Arts 8 A (HB - 1st Nine weeks + Edgenuity)

Which quotation is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
In all his years, Dr. Connors “never understood the power of creative thought”.
B
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a “beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak time”.
C
As the famous musician said “the harmonica is the instrument of poets.”
D
According to President Roosevelt, “The world was at the brink of war.”

Explanation

In American English, a comma usually separates an introductory phrase such as “According to President Roosevelt” from a direct quotation, and the period goes inside the closing quotation mark. Choice D follows both rules. In A and B, the period is outside the quotation marks, and C is missing the comma before the quotation.

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