Question

1. \me, too,\ said shaniya. \i want to win fair and square. lets make a promise, ok? when we fight, weve gotta be like strangers.\ which is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?

\me, too, said shaniya. i want to win fair and square. lets make a promise, ok? when we fight, weve gotta be like strangers.\

\me, too,\ said shaniya. i want to win fair and square. lets make a promise, ok? when we fight, weve gotta be like strangers.

\me, too\ said shaniya. i want to win fair and square. lets make a promise, ok? when we fight, weve gotta be like strangers.\

\me, too,\ said shaniya. \i want to win fair and square. lets make a promise, ok? when we fight, weve gotta be like strangers.\

Explanation:

Analyze the punctuation of the dialogue tag

The first spoken phrase is "Me, too". Since it is followed by the dialogue tag "said Sha'Niya", a comma must be placed inside the closing quotation mark: "Me, too,".

Analyze the punctuation after the dialogue tag

The dialogue tag "said Sha'Niya" separates two complete sentences spoken by the same person. Therefore, a period must follow the dialogue tag to separate the sentences: "Me, too," said Sha'Niya. "I want to win...".

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: Missing the closing quotation mark after "Me, too" and missing the opening quotation mark before "I want".
• Option 2: Missing the opening quotation mark before "I want".
• Option 3: Missing the comma after "too" inside the first quotation.
• Option 4: Correctly places a comma inside the first quotation, a period after the dialogue tag, and opens the next quotation.

Answer:

• (A) "Me, too, said Sha'Niya. I want to win fair and square. Let's make a promise, OK? When we fight, we've gotta be like strangers."
• (B) "Me, too," said Sha'Niya. I want to win fair and square. Let's make a promise, OK? When we fight, we've gotta be like strangers.
• (C) "Me, too" said Sha'Niya. "I want to win fair and square. Let's make a promise, OK? When we fight, we've gotta be like strangers."
• (D) "Me, too," said Sha'Niya. "I want to win fair and square. Let's make a promise, OK? When we fight, we've gotta be like strangers." (Correct answer)