Which sentence is punctuated correctly?(1 point)

Question

Responses

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

The correctly punctuated sentence is:

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

This sentence includes the proper placement of the comma before the quotation.