Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a.“Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “But it is lightning that does the work.”
b.“Thunder is good, said Mark Twain, but it is lightning that does the work.”
c.“Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.”
d.“Thunder is good” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.
i choose B- because i don't think that the B in butt should be capitalized
you guys are all dumb but nice
bob, you know your stuff
The correct answer is C. “Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.”
To determine the correct sentence, we need to look at the rules of punctuation for dialogue.
In sentence A, the opening quotation mark before "But it is lightning that does the work" is missing. In sentence B, there is no closing quotation mark at the end of the sentence. Sentence D is missing both the opening and closing quotation marks.
The correct format for punctuating dialogue is to use double quotation marks around the spoken words, and to place the closing punctuation (in this case, the period) inside the closing quotation mark. In this case, Mark Twain's words are split into two parts, so we need to use closing quotation marks at the end of "good" and opening quotation marks at the beginning of "but". Finally, the first letter of "but" should not be capitalized because it is not the start of a new sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence with proper punctuation is: “Thunder is good,” said Mark Twain, “but it is lightning that does the work.”
B is not punctuated correctly.
is it C. why wouldn't it be B
It's not B because we need quotation marks before "but."
C is right.