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Identify Correct Punctuation

Choose the letter of the quotation which is punctuated correctly.

1
 
A)James McClerk said "only technology will save humanity."
B)James McClerk said, "Only technology will save humanity."
C)James McClerk said "only technology will save humanity".
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A)Linda Howard, head of the USFU research lab, predicted, "The government will put more money into nanotechnology in the future."
B)Linda Howard head of the USFU research lab, predicted that the government will put more money into nanotechnology in the future."
C)Linda Howard, head of the USFU research lab, predicted, "the government will put more money into nanotechnology in the future."
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A)"How can we stop science from moving ahead?, asked Dr. David Kessler.
B)"How can we stop science from moving ahead," asked Dr. David Kessler.
C)"How can we stop science from moving ahead?" asked Dr. David Kessler.
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A)According to Pedro Jaramillo, a graduate student in physics at UCLA, "Nanotechnology will cure diseases and clean the environment much more efficiently than modern-day technology."
B)According to Pedro Jaramillo, a graduate student in physics at UCLA, nanotechnology will cure diseases and clean the environment much more efficiently than modern-day technology."
C)According to Pedro Jaramillo, "a graduate student in physics at UCLA, nanotechnology will cure diseases and clean the environment much more efficiently than modern-day technology."







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