Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

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  1. "I'm sorry," the chemist said.
  2. "I'm sorry the chemist said"
  3. I'm sorry, "the chemist said."
  4. "I'm sorry" the chemist said.

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Option 1 : "I'm sorry," the chemist said.
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The correct answer is "I'm sorry," the chemist said.

Key Points

  • Inverted commas are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker or a quotation.
    • ​''I would rather die,'' he exclaimed, ''than join the oppressors of my country''.
  • Thus, the correctly punctuated sentence from the given options is "I'm sorry," the chemist said.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option (1).

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