Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.
"That's it for today" I said. The class left.
How would you edit this sentence to use a comma or dash appropriately?
(1 point)
• "That's it for today-" I said. The class left.
• "That's it for today" I said, the class left.
"That's it for today," I said. The class left.
• "That's it for today" I said — the class left.

Answer 1

"That's it for today," I said. The class left.

Explanation: When a dialogue tag follows quoted speech, put a comma (inside the closing quotation mark) before the tag. The class left remains a separate sentence.