Which sentence is expressed correctly?
A)Who was it who said, "The pen is the tongue of the mind"?
B)Who was it who said, "The pen is the tongue of the mind?"
C)"Who was it who said, The pen is the tongue of the mind?"

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct punctuation for a quote within a question is to place the question mark outside the quotation marks if the entire sentence is a question but the quoted material is not. Sentence A correctly places the question mark outside the quotation marks because the question encompasses the entire sentence, not just the quoted material.

Which Sentence Is Expressed Correctly