The first time I got homework, I was really excited. Russell recalled. These sentences include ________________________. A) a correctly punctuated direct quotation B) a correctly punctuated indirect quotation C) no quotation at all D) one or more punctuation errors
Question
The first time I got homework, I was really excited. Russell recalled. These sentences include ________________________. A) a correctly punctuated direct quotation B) a correctly punctuated indirect quotation C) no quotation at all D) one or more punctuation errors
Solution
The sentences include A) a correctly punctuated direct quotation.
Here's why:
The direct quotation in the sentences is "The first time I got homework, I was really excited." This is something that Russell is saying directly. The quotation is correctly punctuated because it starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, both of which are inside the quotation marks. After the quotation, there is a comma that separates the quotation from the rest of the sentence, which is also correct. The sentence then continues with "Russell recalled," which tells us who is speaking. This part of the sentence is also correctly punctuated.
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