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Let’s go through each question one by one. We’re looking for the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly — especially around what someone said, and where commas and periods go.

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Question 1:

A. “I saw the vase fall,” Peter said.
B. “I saw the vase fall. Peter said.”
C. I saw the vase fall, Peter said.

→ When someone speaks, we put their words in quotes. If the speaker tag (“Peter said”) comes after the quote, we use a comma inside the quotes before closing them. So A is correct. B has a period too early. C has no quotes at all.

✔ Correct: A

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Question 2:

A. George called, I’m home!
B. “George called,” I’m home!
C. George called, “I’m home!”

→ Here, George is speaking. His exact words are “I’m home!” so those should be in quotes. The part before (“George called”) is not spoken — it’s telling us who spoke. So we write: George called, “I’m home!” → That’s C.

✔ Correct: C

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Question 3:

A. Get out, Ben said.
B. “Get out,” Ben said.
C. “Get out, Ben said.”

→ Again, Ben is speaking. His words are “Get out” — so they need quotes. And since “Ben said” comes after, we put a comma inside the quotes before closing. So B is right. A has no quotes. C puts the whole thing in quotes, which would mean Ben said the whole phrase including his own name — that doesn’t make sense.

✔ Correct: B

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Question 4:

A. “Here’s my stop, Sam said.”
B. Here’s my stop, Sam said.
C. “Here’s my stop,” Sam said.

→ Sam is speaking. His words are “Here’s my stop”. So those go in quotes. Since “Sam said” comes after, we put a comma inside the quotes before closing. So C is correct. A puts the whole thing in quotes (wrong). B has no quotes.

✔ Correct: C

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Question 5:

A. “Forget about that test,” Carl said.
B. “Forget about the test, Carl said.
C. Forget about that test, Carl said.

→ Carl is speaking. His words are “Forget about that test”. So quotes needed. Comma inside quotes before “Carl said”. A matches that. B is missing the closing quote. C has no quotes.

✔ Correct: A

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Question 6:

A. I play the trombone, the boy told us.
B. I play the trombone, “the boy” told us.
C. “I play the trombone,” the boy told us.

→ The boy is speaking. His words are “I play the trombone”. So those go in quotes. Then “the boy told us” comes after — so comma inside quotes before closing. That’s C. A and B don’t have proper quotes around the spoken part.

✔ Correct: C

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Final Answer:
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C