Question

What rule would help you punctuate the bold portion of this sentence?

“I will prepare an excellent meal for YOU SAID the cook.

A-comma or period inside rule
B- question mart or exclamation point inside rule
C- colon or semicolon outside rule
D- question mark or exclamation point outside rule

Answer 1

“l will prepare an excellent meal for you.”said the cook.
this is correct

Answer 2

I believe that the correct answer is A