Which sentence shows the correct placement of punctuation? A. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved”; just then, the waiter arrived. B. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved;” just then, the waiter arrived. C. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved; just then, the waiter arrived”. D. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved; just then, the waiter arrived.”
A. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved”; just then, the waiter arrived. Semi-colons are one of the few punctuation marks that go outside the quotation marks.
