Mom held up her hand and said, Please stop running.”
Which punctuation mark is this sentence missing?
(1 point)
a comma after the introduction
a closing quotation mark
a comma before the last quotation mark
an opening quotation mark
Use the story Goldilocks Goes to Camp to complete the activity.
Goldilocks Goes to Camp
Write one to two sentences describing what time of year this story takes place. Explain how you
know.
Based on the title of the story "Goldilocks Goes to Camp," it can be inferred that this story takes place during the summer. The mention of going to camp typically happens during the summer months as it is a common activity for children during their school break.
The punctuation mark that the sentence is missing is a closing quotation mark.
The sentence "Mom held up her hand and said, Please stop running" is missing an opening quotation mark. To determine this, we can observe that the sentence is a direct quotation, as it is reporting someone's exact words. In direct quotations, we use opening and closing quotation marks to indicate that the words spoken are being quoted. Therefore, the correct answer is an opening quotation mark.
