Answer:
The option that is correctly punctuated is:
2 The doctor said, "I have been checking a lot of patients since morning. So, I am very tired now."
Explanation:
<u>When using direct speech, we must place a comma right before quoting what the person said, commonly after the verb "say". For that reason, we can eliminate options 1 and 4, since they do not have a comma after 'The doctor said.'</u>
<u>We are left with options 2 and 3. Now, we must look at the sentence inside that quotation marks. In number 3, the sentence has no punctuation excerpt for a period at the end. However, when "so" is used as a conjunction, we should at least place a comma before it. For that reason, we should choose number 2.</u>
NOTE: Number 2 does not present the best punctuation for the use of "so" as a subordinating conjunction. If you typed number 3 properly, then the answer is really number 2. However, if you forgot the place a comma when typing number 3 but it actually has it, then the correct option should be number 3. Please, check the original worksheet or site where you found this question.
Limited resources are one half of the fundamental problem of scarcity that has plagued humanity since the beginning of time. The other half is unlimited wants and needs. The phrase LIMITED RESOURCES means that the quantities of productive resources available to the economy are finite.
[Pronoun + verb to be] absolutely ridiculous.
Examples:
*He is absolutely ridiculous!
*My dog is absolutely ridiculous!
Although, these are the simplest forms of a sentence, which means you could probably add some nouns and adjectives wherever you urge to.
