Standard English ConventionsHardComma before a speech verb after a quotation
Standard English Conventions practice question
____ the guide announced as the bus pulled into the car park.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. 'The tour ends here,'Correct
- B. 'The tour ends here'
- C. 'The tour ends here.'
- D. 'The tour ends here;'
Answer: A. 'The tour ends here,'
When a quotation is followed by a speech verb such as 'announced', a comma inside the closing quotation mark links them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 'The tour ends here'
- With no punctuation, the quotation runs straight into 'the guide announced'.
- C. 'The tour ends here.'
- A period inside the quotation ends the sentence there, leaving 'the guide announced...' cut off from what was said.
- D. 'The tour ends here;'
- A semicolon can't link a quotation to its speech verb.
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