Directions: Which of the following sentences has been punctuated correctly?
- ARenu said give me a pencil and a book.
- BRenu said "Give me a pen a pencil and a book."
- CRenu said, "Give me a pen, a pencil and a book."
- DRenu said Give me a pen, a pencil and a book.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To correctly format direct speech:
Place a comma right after the reporting verb phrase (Renu said,).
Enclose the spoken statement in quotation marks.
Capitalize the first letter of the quoted speech ("Give...").
Use commas to separate items listed in a series (a pen, a pencil and...).
Option C follows all of these rules perfectly.
Place a comma right after the reporting verb phrase (Renu said,).
Enclose the spoken statement in quotation marks.
Capitalize the first letter of the quoted speech ("Give...").
Use commas to separate items listed in a series (a pen, a pencil and...).
Option C follows all of these rules perfectly.