Question

What is the correct way to punctuate the end of this quotation? Bin memorized the speech, but when he opened his mouth, all he could say was, “Um, I … don’t remember A. ,” B. ,’ C. .” D. "?

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. The sentence is not asking a question, so D is incorrect. B is incorrect because a quotation mark, not an apostrophe, is needed at the end of Bin's words. Finally, A is incorrect because a period is needed at the end of a sentence, not a comma.

When a quotation appears at the end of a sentence, you need both 1) a period to signal the end of the sentence, and 2) a quotation mark to signal the end of the quotation. Therefore, this sentence should read: Bin memorized the speech, but when he opened his mouth, all he could say was, "Um, I...don't remember."