Multiple choice

Directions: The given question carries four options. You have to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

This is for the black snake said garry pouring the milk into the saucer.

  1. “This is for the black snake” said garry, pouring the milk into the saucer.

  2. “This is for the black snake.” said Garry pouring the milk into the saucer.

  3. “This is for the black snake”, said Garry, pouring the milk into the saucer.

  4. “This is for the black snake!” said Garry pouring the milk into the saucer.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The reported speech needs to be kept in quotation marks and separated from the reporting verb by a comma. Garry is a name. It must begin with a capital letter. The offering is for the black snake. There is a pause before 'pouring the milk'.

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