Question

Which of these sentences are punctuated correctly:John announced, "The library is closing in five minutes."John announced "The library is closing in five minutes"John announced The library is closing in five minutes."John announced "The library is closing in five minutes."?

Answer 1

Most likely the first one.......

Answer 2

John announced, "The library is closing in five minutes."

Step-by-step explanation:

The others are either missing commas or parentheses.

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