Standard English ConventionsHardComma before a quoted statement after said
Standard English Conventions practice question
The conductor ____ "We start again from the second bar."
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. said,Correct
- B. said
- C. said;
- D. said:
Answer: A. said,
A comma follows a speech verb before a quotation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. said
- The comma is missing.
- C. said;
- A semicolon does not introduce a quotation.
- D. said:
- A colon after "said" is not standard for a short quotation.
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