Question

1. choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks mechanics. at the 1858 illinois republican state convention, abraham lincoln pronounced, a house divided against itself cannot stand. at the 1858 illinois republican state convention, abraham lincoln pronounced, a house divided against itself cannot stand. at the 1858 illinois republican state convention, abraham lincoln pronounced a house divided against itself cannot stand. at the 1858 illinois republican state convention, abraham lincoln pronounced, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Explanation:

In American English, when a direct - quote is within a sentence, the period goes inside the closing quotation marks. The correct form for a statement like this is to have the period inside the final quotation mark of the quote.

Answer:

At the 1858 Illinois Republican State Convention, Abraham Lincoln pronounced, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."