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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Contested Usage

Question 6 • GA-GSE English Language Arts 11

Which quotation is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery”.
B
According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”
C
“According to Dr. Clemons Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”

Explanation

In standard American English punctuation, a period at the end of a sentence goes inside the closing quotation mark. Choice B places the period correctly after “delivery.” Choice A puts it outside the quotation mark, and choice C omits the comma after “Dr. Clemons.”

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