Question

Geoffrey mumbled, softly “She could have fixed it. I know she could have.”

Proofread the sentence to correct the punctuation of the quotation.


Move the comma and place it after softly.


Change the comma to a period.


Add a comma after softly.


Delete the comma.

Answer 1

move the comma to after softly 

Answer 2

Answer:Move the comma and place it after softly.

Explanation:if softly was not in the statement then we know Geoffrey mumbled. A comma is needed to know what Geoffrey mumbled about. The softly present in the statement describes how he mumbled. Thus, a comma should be placed after softly