Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
(1 point)
Responses
“Are you finished yet, Miriam asked?”
“Are you finished yet, Miriam asked?”
Are you finished yet, “Miriam asked?”
Are you finished yet, “Miriam asked?”
“Are you finished yet”? Miriam asked.
“Are you finished yet”? Miriam asked.
“Are you finished yet?” Miriam asked.
“Are you finished yet?” Miriam asked.
The sentence that is punctuated correctly is: "Are you finished yet?" Miriam asked.
To determine the correct punctuation, we need to understand the rules for punctuating dialogue. In this case, we have a sentence that includes a quotation and a dialogue tag.
Here are some guidelines to punctuate dialogue correctly:
1. Place quotation marks around the spoken words. In this case, the spoken words are "Are you finished yet?"
2. Use a comma before the opening quotation marks if the dialogue tag comes first. For example, "Miriam asked, 'Are you finished yet?'". However, in this case, the dialogue tag comes after the quotation marks, so no comma is necessary.
3. Use a comma or period inside the closing quotation marks if the sentence continues after the dialogue. In this case, no additional text follows the dialogue, so a question mark is used instead of a comma or period.
Therefore, the correct punctuation is: "Are you finished yet?" Miriam asked.