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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Connotation and Denotation

Question 5 • *STPSB_8th Grade English Language Arts Quarter 1 Master 2627 Cousin

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 goes inside the closing quotation mark. Choice B correctly places the period after “delivery” but before the closing quotation mark. Choice A puts the period outside the quotation marks, and choice C leaves out the comma after “Dr. Clemons.”

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