Which sentence is correctly punctuated? (5 points)
Group of answer choices
"Do you have the time?," she asked.
"Do you have the time?" she asked.
"Do you have the time" she asked?
"Do you have the time," she asked?
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To determine which sentence is correctly punctuated, we need to follow the rules of punctuation for using quotation marks and question marks in dialogue.
In dialogue, a question mark should be placed within the quotation marks if it applies to the quoted words. Additionally, a comma should be used to separate the dialogue tag from the quoted words.
Now let's analyze each option:
Option 1: "Do you have the time?," she asked.
The question mark is correctly placed inside the quotation marks, but there's a comma after the question mark, which is incorrect.
Option 2: "Do you have the time?" she asked.
This option correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks, and there is no unnecessary comma. This is the correctly punctuated sentence.
Option 3: "Do you have the time" she asked?
This option does not include a question mark, which is incorrect. A question mark is necessary because the speaker is asking a question.
Option 4: "Do you have the time," she asked?
The question mark is outside the quotation marks in this option, which is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
"Do you have the time?" she asked.