Which rule would help you punctuate the bold portion of this sentence correctly? The man on the raft screamed, “Help A. Question
Mark or Exclamation Point Inside Rule B. Colon or Semicolon Outside Rule C. Comma or Period Inside Rule D. Question Mark or Exclamation Point Outside Rule
A. Question Mark or Exclamation Point Inside Rule.
Explanation:
This is the rule that would most help you punctuate this sentence. In this sentence, we learn that a man is screaming. When someone screams, we show this in the text by using an exclamation mark. Moreover, because we are quoting something a person said, the statement should be placed between quotation marks. This rule would help us know that the exclamation point needs to be placed inside the quotation marks.
