Multiple choice

Where is the error in this sentence? The coach yelled, "Kick the ball to the right"!

  1. The coach

  2. the ball

  3. yelled, "Kick

  4. to the right"!
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Explanation

The error is in the punctuation of the quote. When a sentence ends with a quotation, the closing punctuation should generally be inside the quotation marks, or the sentence structure should be adjusted to avoid a double punctuation error.

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