Introduce a Quoted Sentence after a Speech Tag - Practice 2

For the American English convention used here, a short speech tag such as wrote takes a comma before a complete quotation.

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For the American English convention used here, a short speech tag such as wrote takes a comma before a complete quotation. Preserve the exact quoted sentence and place its period inside the closing mark.

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The reviewer wrote, "The labels are clear." The quotation is not silently rewritten as a different claim.

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Question 1 Theo wrote the exact sentence "The story needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Theo wrote, "The story needs no dates." Theo wrote, "The story needs dates." Theo wrote "The story needs dates".

Question 2 Ravi wrote the exact sentence "The report needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Ravi wrote, "The report needs dates." Ravi wrote "The report needs dates". Ravi wrote, "The report needs no dates."

Question 3 Ada wrote the exact sentence "The notice needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Ada wrote "The notice needs dates". Ada wrote, "The notice needs no dates." Ada wrote, "The notice needs dates."

Question 4 Nina wrote the exact sentence "The sketch needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Nina wrote, "The sketch needs no dates." Nina wrote, "The sketch needs dates." Nina wrote "The sketch needs dates".

Question 5 Eli wrote the exact sentence "The plan needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Eli wrote, "The plan needs dates." Eli wrote "The plan needs dates". Eli wrote, "The plan needs no dates."

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