Question

Which sentence uses appropriate punctuation?
a)“I am so sorry that you are not feeling well” said Mrs. Smith.
b)“I am so sorry that you are not feeling well.” said Mrs. Smith.
c)“I am so sorry, that you are not feeling well.” said Mrs. Smith.
d)“I am so sorry that you are not feeling well,” said Mrs. Smith.

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

dito

Answer 3

No. It's what YOU think, not me. I'm here to help.

Answer 4

d

Answer 5

it wouldn't be appropriate to put a period at the end of what they said

Answer 6

Why not? It's the end of a sentence.. If it were going to continue on, THEN you wouldnt need a period.

Answer 7

exactly, i just need help. i told u what i think and its probibly the answer

Answer 8

@k_lynn

Answer 9

http://theeditorsblog.net/2010/12/08/punctuation-in-dialogue/

Hopefully that link explains it some. I believe you're right @inspire_rush

Answer 10

im at school so i cant see personal blogs :(

Answer 11

Ah. OK. Let me see if I can quote something from it. Just a sec.

Answer 12

i think i got it cuz i just answered it

Answer 13

OK, so there's these things called tags. And what those are is just the "he said" or "she said". When you have those after the quote like this:

"Sally ate some pie," Susan said.

You have to put the comma instead of a period. But if the tag is before the quote...like this:

Susan said, "Sally ate some pie." Then you put the period.

That's why I think your answer is right.