Question

in the following sentence, where should quotation marks be inserted? select the two places that apply.

the journalist wrote, legal authorities make it clear that the votes must be recounted.

answer
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the journalist wrote, legal authorities make it clear that the votes must be recounted.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Quotation Marks in Direct Quotes
Enclosing exact spoken or written words

Step 1: Identify the direct quotation

In the sentence:
"The journalist wrote, Legal authorities make it clear that the votes must be recounted."

The introductory phrase is "The journalist wrote," which is followed by a comma. The actual words written by the journalist (the direct quote) begin with the capitalized word "Legal" and end at the period after "recounted".

Step 2: Determine where quotation marks belong

A direct quotation must be enclosed in quotation marks:

• The opening quotation mark goes right before the first word of the quote: before Legal.
• The closing quotation mark goes at the end of the quote, outside the period: after recounted.

Step 3: Match with the interactive selection markers

Looking at the selection triangles below the sentence:

1. The first triangle is located between "wrote," and "Legal". Selecting this will place the opening quotation mark before Legal.
2. The second triangle is located between "Legal" and "authorities" (not needed).
3. The third triangle is located at the very end of the sentence, after the period following "recounted". Selecting this will place the closing quotation mark after recounted.

Therefore, you should select the first and third triangles.

Answer:

The quotation marks should be inserted:

1. Before "Legal" (the first triangle after the comma)
2. After "recounted." (the last triangle at the end of the sentence)

The correctly punctuated sentence is:
The journalist wrote, "Legal authorities make it clear that the votes must be recounted."