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Question 19 • Language Arts 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)

Which quotation is correctly punctuated and formatted?

Answer
A
"I tried to see who was in the car, Ellen told the police, but it was too dark."
B
"I tried to see who was in the car," Ellen told the police, "but it was too dark."
C
"I tried to see who was in the car," Ellen told the police, but it was too dark".
D
"I tried to see who was in the car, Ellen told the police, "but it was too dark."

Explanation

When a speaker’s words are interrupted by a dialogue tag, put a comma inside the first quotation mark and set off the tag with commas. Then resume the quotation with another opening quotation mark, and place the final period inside the closing quotation mark. Choice B correctly punctuates “I tried to see who was in the car,” and “but it was too dark.”

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