Question

which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a. \i want to see a movie before we start studying for finals.\ tracie told her friend liz, who nodded in agreement.
b. \i want to see a movie before we start studying for finals,\ tracie told her friend liz, who nodded in agreement.
c. \i want to see a movie before we start studying for finals,\ tracie told her friend liz, \who nodded in agreement.\
d. \i want to see a movie before we start studying for finals\, tracie told her friend liz, who nodded in agreement.

Explanation:

To determine the correctly punctuated sentence, we analyze the use of quotation marks and commas:

• Option A: The quoted sentence is a direct speech, and the period inside the quotation marks is correct. The rest of the sentence is properly punctuated as the non - quoted part is a relative clause describing Liz.
• Option B: The quoted sentence is a direct statement, and it should end with a period (or other appropriate end - punctuation) inside the quotation marks. Here, it ends with a comma, which is incorrect.
• Option C: The part "who nodded in agreement" is not a direct speech by Liz, so it should not be inside the quotation marks.
• Option D: The quoted sentence is a direct speech, and the end - punctuation (period) should be inside the quotation marks, not outside.

Answer:

A. "I want to see a movie before we start studying for finals." Tracie told her friend Liz, who nodded in agreement.