In the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the CORRECT option.
Correct answer: C. After breaking the glass, Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."
- A. After breaking the glass, Ruby said "Please don't tell on me".
- B. After breaking the glass Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."
- C. After breaking the glass, Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."
- D. After breaking the glass Ruby said: please don't tell on me.
Explanation
The sentence 'after breaking the glass' is another idea in the sentence hence a comma should be added between these two sentences. The rule of punctuation in quotation marks is that the full stop or comma should come within the quotation marks.'Don't' is a contraction, which stands for 'do not'.
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