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QuizMultiple Choice

Capitals and Commas — Unit test

Question 12 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Read this sentence.Tori admitted, I told Kyle that someone was going to visit but refused to say who it was.Quotation marks should be placed

Answer
A
before the word I and after the period.
B
before the word who and after the period.
C
before the word I and after the word visit.
D
before the word Tori and after the comma.

Explanation

The words following “Tori admitted,” are Tori’s exact spoken words, so the quotation marks should begin before “I.” The quotation includes the entire statement and ends with the period, so the closing quotation mark goes after the period. Choice A is correct.

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