Which sentence is punctuated correctly?



A: Zora said, “it will take me forever to learn the Beethoven piece that my teacher assigned today!”

B: “Zora said, it will take me forever to learn the Beethoven piece that my teacher assigned today!”

C: Zora said “It will take me forever to learn the Beethoven piece that my teacher assigned today!”

D: Zora said, “It will take me forever to learn the Beethoven piece that my teacher assigned today!”

The correct answer is:

D: Zora said, “It will take me forever to learn the Beethoven piece that my teacher assigned today!”