Which sentence shows the correct use of quotation marks?
"Shawn yelled," "Pass me the football."
Shawn yelled, "Pass me the football."
"Shawn yelled, Pass me the football."
Shawn yelled, "Pass me the football."
The correct use of quotation marks is shown in the sentence:
"Shawn yelled, 'Pass me the football.'"
The sentence that shows the correct use of quotation marks is: "Shawn yelled, "Pass me the football.""
Quotation marks are used to indicate direct speech or a quotation in writing. In this case, the sentence correctly follows the rule of using double quotation marks to enclose the actual words spoken by Shawn, "Pass me the football." Additionally, the sentence appropriately uses a comma to separate the narration, "Shawn yelled," from the quoted words.