Question

An indirect quotation _____.

reports the general meaning of a person’s words or thoughts and requires quotation marks

reports the a person’s exact words and thoughts and requires quotation marks

reports a person’s exact words or thoughts, but does not require quotation marks

reports the general meaning of what a person said or thought and does not need quotation marks

Answer 1

This is a week late but the answer is D.) reports the general meaning of what a person said or thought and does not need quotation marks

Step-by-step explanation:

Since an indirect quote is more like paraphrasing and less like quoting, quotation marks are not necessary.