Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 23 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses comma rules correctly?
A) "I hope you have prepared well" exclaimed my history professor "because the final exam counts as 30% of your grade."
B) "I hope you have prepared well." exclaimed my history professor. "Because the final exam counts, as 30% of your grade."
C) "I hope you have prepared well," exclaimed my history professor, "because the final exam counts as 30% of your grade."
D) I hope you have prepared well exclaimed, my history professor because the final exam counts, as 30% of your grade."

Question

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 23 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses comma rules correctly?
A) "I hope you have prepared well" exclaimed my history professor "because the final exam counts as 30% of your grade."
B) "I hope you have prepared well." exclaimed my history professor. "Because the final exam counts, as 30% of your grade."
C) "I hope you have prepared well," exclaimed my history professor, "because the final exam counts as 30% of your grade."
D) I hope you have prepared well exclaimed, my history professor because the final exam counts, as 30% of your grade."

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This sentence uses the correct use of commas in direct quotations. The comma is placed before the closing quotation mark, and the second half of the sentence is capitalized as a separate sentence.