Which sentences show correct dialogue punctuation? Select three options.I won't go near the stuff, he told me with a grimace."Thanks for helping me out, Grace," she mumbled."Who took the last muffin? I was going to eat it this morning!" Anastasia groaned.Why are you staring at me, anyway?" Yasmin snapped."Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone. But it's not that big a deal," whispered Jayden.
Answer
A
I won't go near the stuff, he told me with a grimace.
B
"Thanks for helping me out, Grace," she mumbled.
C
"Who took the last muffin? I was going to eat it this morning!" Anastasia groaned.
D
Why are you staring at me, anyway?" Yasmin snapped.
E
"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone. But it's not that big a deal," whispered Jayden.
Explanation
B correctly places the dialogue in quotation marks and uses a comma before the dialogue tag, “she mumbled.” C correctly keeps the question mark and exclamation point inside the quotation marks, then places the dialogue tag after them. E correctly uses quotation marks around the spoken words and a comma before “whispered Jayden”; the period between the two spoken sentences stays inside the quotation marks. A and D are missing quotation marks around the dialogue.
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