Which sentence punctuates direct speech correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. "We should leave now," said Priya, "before it gets dark."
Answer: "We should leave now," said Priya, "before it gets dark.". Why not the others: The others put the comma outside the marks, omit marks or omit a comma.
- Step 1: Spoken words go inside quotation marks, and a comma goes inside before the speech tag.
- Step 2: A split quotation needs a comma after the tag.
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