"Certainly, answered the man;"here, bring me a blanket and a good-sized mallet."
Correct answer: D. Mallet
- A. Certainly
- B. Man here
- C. Good-sized
- D. Mallet
Explanation
This is correctly used as the object in the second part of the dialogue. There is no error with "mallet."Corrected Sentence:"Certainly," answered the man, "Here, bring me a blanket and a good-sized mallet."By correcting the punctuation and capitalization, the sentence becomes grammatically correct and the dialogue is properly presented.
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