Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a. The teacher encouraged them "that they should do their best!"
b. The teacher encouraged them, Do your best!
c. The teacher encouraged them, "Do your best!"
d. The teacher "encouraged them that they should do their best!"

Answer 1

I think it's c because everything seems right

Answer 2

c. The teacher encouraged them, "Do your best!"

That is because when the teacher is talking, which is why its in quotations.