Question

Which of the following sentences is structured correctly? (5 points) "Do you think . . ." Jasmine asked, "I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?" "Do you think—" Jasmine asked, "I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?" Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?" Jasmine asked, "do you think I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?"

Answer 1

Answer:

3. Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"

Explanation:

One of the functions of quotation marks is to report the exact words used by somebody else, in other words, to enclose a direct speech, as in the option selected.

When quotation marks are used for direct speech, the direct speech should be preceded by a comma; here the comma serves the purpose of separating what is said from who is saying it and of introducing the direct speech just like in option 3 (Jasmine asked,). Likewise, most of the time, the direct speech must begin with a capital letter ("Do..."), and all punctuation (like a question mark) belonging to the direct speech should be inside the speech marks ("Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"). Option 3 abides by all those rules.

Answer 2

I would choose Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"