Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in the group.

(1 point)
Responses

The detective said Time is of the essence.
The detective said Time is of the essence.

The detective said, "Time is of the essence."
The detective said, "Time is of the essence."

The detective said "Time is of the essence".
The detective said "Time is of the essence".

none of the above

1 answer

The detective said, "Time is of the essence."