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Which of these sentences uses quotation marks and other punctuation correctly?
When Tonia said, “I think ‘The Lottery’ is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read!” we all agreed.
When Tonia said, “I think “The Lottery” is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read!,” we all agreed.
When Tonia said, “I think ‘The Lottery’ is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read” we all agreed!
When Tonia said “I think The Lottery is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read!” we all agreed.
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The first sentence is correct:
When Tonia said, “I think ‘The Lottery’ is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read!” we all agreed.
Explanation: Double quotes enclose Tonia’s speech; the short story title is correctly set off with single quotes inside the quoted speech. The exclamation point belongs inside the closing quotation mark (it’s part of her remark), and no additional comma is needed after the closing quote. The other options either misuse nested quotation marks, misplace the exclamation/comma, or omit the title’s quotation marks.
When Tonia said, “I think ‘The Lottery’ is the most disturbing story I’ve ever read!” we all agreed.
Explanation: Double quotes enclose Tonia’s speech; the short story title is correctly set off with single quotes inside the quoted speech. The exclamation point belongs inside the closing quotation mark (it’s part of her remark), and no additional comma is needed after the closing quote. The other options either misuse nested quotation marks, misplace the exclamation/comma, or omit the title’s quotation marks.
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