Question

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. Which of these statements is punctuated properly? "You're kidding she said". You are not going in there. "You're kidding" she said "You are not going in there." "You're kidding," she said. "You are not going in there." "You're kidding, she said. You are not going in there."

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement that is punctuated properly is "You're kidding," she said. "You are not going in there."

Explanation:

When writing a narrative, we must be attentive to proper punctuation when introducing a character's speech. Quotation marks should set off what the character is saying. A comma should be used to separate the narrator's words from the character's. If the narrator's words - such as 'she said', or 'he commented' - come before the character's, the comma is placed before the first quotation mark. If, however, the narrator's words come after the character's, the comma is placed before the final quotation mark. Study the examples below to compare:

- She said, "You're kidding."

- "You're kidding," she said.

In the second case, if the character continues to speak, quotation marks must be used again. A full-stop, exclamation, or question mark must also be placed before the final quotation mark. Thus:

- "You're kidding," she said. "You are not going in there."