Question

Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:
"Was your friend at school today? Rita asked her daughter."

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. Was your friend at school today? Rita asked her daughter.
• C. "Was your friend at school today?" Rita asked her daughter.
• D. "Was your friend at school today," Rita asked her daughter.

Answer 1

The correct option is C "Was your friend at school today?" Rita asked her daughter.

Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. According to general rule, commas and periods that are part of the original sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they are not part of the original quotation. Thus, the correct answer should be Option C.

Option A is incorrect because quotation marks in a sentence when the direct speech begins and ends when the direct speech ends.

Option B is incorrect as, the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.

Option D is incorrect because all the punctuations required in the given sentence are not included in the sentence.