Question

Select the answer that punctuates the following sentence correctly:

Wait a minute, she yelled. I'm not ready yet.
A. Replace the comma after yelled with a period.
B. Remove the quotation marks after minute and before I'm.
C. Capitalize she.
D. No changes needed.

Answer 1

The correct punctuation for the given sentence involves removing the quotation marks after 'minute' and before 'I'm' to indicate that the entire phrase is being yelled by the speaker.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct way to punctuate the given sentence is to use quotation marks to indicate the direct speech and a comma to separate the speech from the attribution to the speaker. Therefore, the correctly punctuated sentence is: "Wait a minute," she yelled, "I'm not ready yet." In this case, the answer to the provided question is B. Remove the quotation marks after minute and before I'm. This is because the entirety of "Wait a minute, I'm not ready yet" is what the speaker is yelling, so the whole phrase should be enclosed in quotation marks.