Question

Select the correctly punctuated sentence from the options given below :
mother said to me don’t be late for dinner.
a)mother said to me, “Don’t be late for dinner”.
b)Mother said to me, “Don’t be late for dinner.”
c)mother said to Me, “Don’t be late for dinner.”
d)Mother said to Me, “Don’t be late for dinner”.

Answer 1

Hint: Read each sentence carefully. Check which one follows the rules of punctuation properly.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Option ‘a’, starts with a small letter, which is an incorrect usage. That is the only mistake in this sentence but it is still incorrect, hence it is an incorrect option. Option ‘b’, this sentence starts with a capital letter, has the right punctuations in all the right places hence it is the correct choice. Now, option ‘c’, the sentence starts with a small letter and the “m” in “me” is capitalized for no reason, only “I” should be capitalized no matter where in the sentence it is placed, hence it is an incorrect option. Option ‘d’, here, again, the “me” has an unnecessarily capitalized ‘M’, the full stop is placed after the closing quote, which is incorrect as well. Hence, clearly it is an incorrect option. Option ‘b’ is the correct option for the given sentence.

Note: Read every option very carefully, check the punctuations placed in each of the given sentence.