Question

Which sentence is correct?

Roger's teacher told him straight out "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done."

Roger's teacher told him straight out: "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done."

Roger's teacher told him: straight out, "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done."

Roger's teacher told him straight out "Don't come back to class: until all of your work is done."

Answer 1

@lace.vern A ?

Answer 2

why : after told him ?

Answer 3

B. You usually put a colon instead of a comma before quotation marks if the quote is longer than 6 words.

Roger's teacher told him straight out: "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done."

Answer 4

A. Roger's teacher told him straight out "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done." --> this is wrong because there's no colon.

B. Roger's teacher told him straight out: "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done." --> this is correct.

C. Roger's teacher told him: straight out, "Don't come back to class until all of your work is done." --> oh my god, no, just no. that is utterly terrible. it makes me cringe.

D. Roger's teacher told him straight out "Don't come back to class: until all of your work is done." --> the colon is misused here.

Answer 5

Thanks !