Question

From each set of sentences below, choose the sentence with the correct punctuation, if any punctuation is needed, between the writer's words and the quoted words. Thoreau asks "If the bell rings, why should we run?" Group of answer choices Thoreau asks, "If the bell rings, why should we run?" Thoreau asks; "If the bell rings, why should we run?" Thoreau asks "If the bell rings, why should we run?" (no punctuation) Thoreau asks: "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence with the correct punctuation is:

Thoreau asks, "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

Explanation:

A direct quote should come between quotation marks so that it will stand apart from the rest of the sentence. Besides, when we introduce the quote with phrases such as 'This person stated," or "That person said," we should add a comma by the end of the phrase, right before the quote begins. Having that in mind, we can see that the correct option is:

Thoreau asks, "If the bell rings, why should we run?"