Question

Which sentence shows the correct way to punctuate an indirect quotation? Many students said, “They would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria.” Many students said that they would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria. Many students said “that they would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria.” “Many students said that they would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria.”

Answer 1

It is indirect so it would be the last option. “Many students said that they would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria”

Answer 2

The answer is

Many students said, “They would love to have a salad bar in the school cafeteria.”

Because it has correct capital letters, and the quotation marks are in the right place.

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