Question

What is the best way to punctuate the bolded portion of the quotation?

“So perhaps it does not matter very much in which order anyone reads them—C.S. Lewis


them”—C.S. Lewis
them.”—C.S. Lewis
them”.—C.S. Lewis
them,”—C.S. Lewis

Answer 1

B. them." -- C.S. Lewis

Answer 2

Second option is the correct one.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to American English quotation rules, it is indicated that comas and periods should be inside the quotation marks. On the other hand, colons, semicolons and dashes follow the opposite: they must go after the quotation marks. Also, it looks like the quote is ending a paragraph or a sentence, reinforcing this idea.