Question

PLEASE HELP!!!!
which sentence is correct?

A. of the manatees, our river guide said simply: ''They are a disappearing breed.''

B. of the manatees, our river guide said, simply ''They are a disappearing breed.''

C. of the manatees, our river guide said: simply ''They are a disappearing breed.''

D. of the manatees: our river guide said simply: ''They are a disappearing breed.''

Answer 1

A. of the manatees, our river guide said simply: ''They are a disappearing breed.''