Question

Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:
He wrote, "I will return soon," Jim said to me.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. He wrote, "I will return soon, Jim said to me."
• C. "He wrote, 'I will return soon,' " Jim said to me.
• D. "He wrote, I will return soon," Jim said to me.

Answer 1

The correct option is C "He wrote, 'I will return soon,' " Jim said to me.

Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. Quotes within quotation marks are marked using single quotes. Thus, the correct answer should be Option C.

Option A and B are incorrect as, the correct part of speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.

Option D is incorrect because the quote within the quotations is not punctuated correctly.