WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the sentence with correct punctuation:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. The teacher said, "Be quiet students."
  2. The teacher said "Be quiet students".
  3. The teacher said, "Be quiet, students."
  4. The teacher said "be quiet, students."

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The teacher said, "Be quiet, students."

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (C) The teacher said, "Be quiet, students." šŸ“š Explanation: When quoting direct speech, a comma is required after the reporting verb (said). Inside the quotation marks, the sentence must start with a capital letter. Additionally, a comma is needed to set off the person being addressed (students), which is known as a vocative comma.