“We can’t tell them anything”, I said, without thinking.
This is proper because when a person says something in the novel these (“”) must be used to isolate their words.
Look at this example as well:
According to Abraham Lincoln, “America will never be destroyed on the outside”. This means _________
What is this ? Is this a question
Answer:
<em>formiche</em>
Explanation:
<em>formiche</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>correct </em><em>answer </em>
The third sentence:
Ming and her sister, who is home from college for spring break, organized a bake sale to benefit the victims of the fire.