What is the correct way to punctuate the end of this quotation? Bin memorized the speech, but when he opened his mouth, all he could say was, "Um, I ... don't remember A.," B.,' C ..." D. "?

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Rory Hale

16 October, 18:43

What is the correct way to punctuate the end of this quotation? Bin memorized the speech, but when he opened his mouth, all he could say was, "Um, I ... don't remember A.," B.,' C ..." D. "?

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Luciana Carpenter · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The sentence is not asking a question, so D is incorrect. B is incorrect because a quotation mark, not an apostrophe, is needed at the end of Bin's words. Finally, A is incorrect because a period is needed at the end of a sentence, not a comma.

When a quotation appears at the end of a sentence, you need both 1) a period to signal the end of the sentence, and 2) a quotation mark to signal the end of the quotation. Therefore, this sentence should read: Bin memorized the speech, but when he opened his mouth, all he could say was, "Um, I ... don't remember."

Elisabeth Andrade · Answer 2

The answer is C. Because you have to have a period at the end of the sentence but you also have to have quotation marks!