Question

1. the referee told them to fight cleanly.

ow shake hands and come out fighting.\ which is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?

the referee told them to fight cleanly now shake hands and come out fighting.
the referee told them to fight cleanly now shake hands and come out fighting.\
the referee told them to fight cleanly,
ow shake hands and come out fighting.\
the referee told them to fight cleanly
ow shake hands and come out fighting.\
other:

Explanation:

Analyze the sentence structure

The sentence contains an indirect quotation followed by a direct quotation:

• Indirect: "The referee told them to fight cleanly"
• Direct: "Now shake hands and come out fighting."

Determine punctuation requirements

• A comma is required to separate the introductory indirect statement from the direct quotation.
• Quotation marks must enclose the exact words spoken in the direct quotation.
• The terminal period must go inside the closing quotation mark.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: Missing comma and quotation marks.
• Option 2: Missing comma and opening quotation mark.
• Option 3: Correctly places a comma after "cleanly", opens quotation marks before "Now", and closes them after the period.
• Option 4: Missing the separating comma.

Answer:

• The referee told them to fight cleanly Now shake hands and come out fighting.
• The referee told them to fight cleanly Now shake hands and come out fighting."
• The referee told them to fight cleanly, "Now shake hands and come out fighting." (Correct answer)
• The referee told them to fight cleanly "Now shake hands and come out fighting."
• Other: