In which sentence are quotation marks used correctly?
A)"I'd love to go to the movie, she said, "but I have to finish my homework first."
B)"I'd love to go to the movie," she said, but I have to finish my homework first."
C)"I'd love to go to the movie, she said, but I have to finish my homework first."
D)"I'd love to go to the movie," she said, "but I have to finish my homework first."
Is the answer C?
No.
Oh ok Is the answer D, because the quotations end at movie and then begin after she said?
Yes. The answer is D.
No, the correct answer is D. In sentence D, the quotation marks are used correctly. When a person is speaking, their exact words should be enclosed in quotation marks. In this sentence, both parts of the person's dialogue are enclosed in quotation marks - "I'd love to go to the movie" and "but I have to finish my homework first." The other sentences have incorrect usage of quotation marks:
- In sentence A, the quotation marks are missing around "I'd love to go to the movie" and should be placed at the beginning and end of the statement.
- In sentence B, the quotation marks should be placed around the entire statement spoken by the person, not just the first part.
- In sentence C, the same error occurs as in sentence B.