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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

Question 9 • GA-GSE English Language Arts 11

Which sentence has the correct comma placement?

Answer
A
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by saying “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
B
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by, saying “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
C
Mark Twain was fond of condemning lying by saying, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

Explanation

Use a comma to introduce a direct quotation after a word such as “saying.” In choice C, the comma correctly comes after “saying” and before the quotation; choice B incorrectly separates “by” from “saying.”

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