Choose the correct option.
Correct answer: A. "Beware of the upcoming storm, the weather forecaster warned on national television."
- A. "Beware of the upcoming storm, the weather forecaster warned on national television."
- B. "'Beware of the upcoming storm," the weather forecaster warned on national television."
- C. "Beware of the upcoming storm,; the Weather Forecaster national television. Warned on"
- D. "Beware of the upcoming storm?' the weather forecaster warned on national television."
Explanation
This option correctly places a comma before the attribution ("the weather forecaster warned"). It follows standard punctuation rules for direct quotations. This is correct option
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