Question

which of the following introductory tags is punctuated incorrectly?

after suffering greatly, hershey understood a profound truth: \difficulties show men what they are.\

hershey writes that \difficulties show men what they are.\

hershey writes, \difficulties show men what they are.\

hershey writes \difficulties show men what they are.\

Explanation:

To determine the incorrectly punctuated introductory tag, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The comma after the introductory phrase "After suffering greatly" is correct, and the colon before the quote is appropriate for introducing a truth.
• Option 2: When using "that" to introduce a quote, no comma is needed before the quote, and this is punctuated correctly.
• Option 3: When using a comma to introduce a direct quote (after "writes"), the comma before the quote is correct.
• Option 4: When introducing a direct quote with a verb like "writes", a comma should be placed between the verb and the opening quotation mark. Here, there is no comma between "writes" and the quote, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

D. Hershey writes "Difficulties show men what they are." (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D in order, with D being the incorrect one)