Which of these sentences uses quotation marks and other punctuation correctly? “Tracy said it was the most “uproariously funny” movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow?” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow?” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow,” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow”? Sam begged.
Question
Which of these sentences uses quotation marks and other punctuation correctly? “Tracy said it was the most “uproariously funny” movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow?” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow?” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow,” Sam begged. “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow”? Sam begged.
Solution
The correct sentence is: “Tracy said it was the most ‘uproariously funny’ movie she ever saw, so can we please go see it tomorrow?” Sam begged.
Here's why:
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The first sentence is incorrect because it uses double quotation marks ("") within double quotation marks. This is not the correct usage.
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The second sentence is correct in its use of single quotation marks ('') within double quotation marks for the phrase 'uproariously funny'. However, the question mark should be inside the double quotation marks, not outside.
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The third sentence is incorrect because the comma should not be inside the double quotation marks. The question mark should be there instead.
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The fourth sentence is correct. It correctly uses single quotation marks within double quotation marks, and the question mark is correctly placed inside the double quotation marks.
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