Question

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

“Sorry I’m late, he apologised, but my car wouldn’t start.”
“Sorry I’m late” he apologised “but my car wouldn’t start.”
“Sorry I’m late,” he apologised, “but my car wouldn’t start.”
“Sorry I’m late,” he apologised, “But my car wouldn’t start.”

Answer 1

The third one is correct. It's the one with 4 quotation marks and 2 commas :)