Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?(1 point)

"The speed limit,” A.J. said, “should be lowered."
"The speed limit,” A.J. said, “should be lowered." - no response given

"The speed limit" A.J. said, "should be lowered."
"The speed limit" A.J. said, "should be lowered." - no response given

“A.J. said The speed limit should be lowered."
“A.J. said The speed limit should be lowered." - no response given

A.J. said "The speed limit should be lowered."
A.J. said "The speed limit should be lowered." - incorrect

Answer 1

The correctly punctuated sentence is:

"The speed limit,” A.J. said, “should be lowered."

This sentence correctly uses quotation marks and the comma placement is appropriate according to standard dialogue punctuation rules.