Question

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

A. The history professor​ asked, open double quote“What famous event happened on April​ 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee​?close double quote”

B. The history professor​ asked, open double quote“What famous event​ happened, on April​ 4, 1968 in Memphis​, Tennessee​?close double quote”

C. The history professor asked open double quote“What famous event happened on April​ 4, 1968 in Memphis​, Tennessee​?close double quote”

D. The history professor​ asked, open double quote“What famous event happened on April​ 4, 1968, in Memphis​, Tennessee​?close double quote

Answer 1

The correct answer should be D.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. The history professor​ asked, “What famous event happened on April​ 4, 1968, in Memphis​, Tennessee​?"

Explanation:

There needs to be a comma between "asked" and the open quote to represent a pause and separate who asked the question, and the question itself; this rules out alternative B.

When presenting dates within a sentence, there needs to be a comma after the date to separate it from the rest of the sentence; this rules out alternatives A and C.

By process of elimination, the only possible alternative is D.