Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A: The writer said, “I expect to be finished with this novel in a month.”
B: The writer said “I expect to be finished with this novel in a month.”
C: The writer said I expect to be finished with this novel in a month.
D: The writer said, ‘I expect to be finished with this novel in a month.’
The sentence punctuated correctly is:
A: The writer said, “I expect to be finished with this novel in a month.”