Question

Select the punctuation from the drop-down menu to correctly complete this sentence.

Answer 1

The answer is: C ,

When introducing a complete direct quote, and it is placed after reporting verbs such as said, wrote, or reported, a comma is placed in front of the opening quotation mark, leaving it outside the quotation mark as well.

Thus, the correct version of the sentence is the following:

Monique clutched the championship trophy and said, "This one's for Karen!"

Answer 2

C. , ... you would use commas when connecting and... 'Monique clutched the championship trophy and said, "this...