Question

question 4 of 10
which exchange of dialogue is formatted correctly?
a. \dominic squinted suspiciously. why are you here? he asked. i dont need a reason, jill said, walking past him.\
b. dominic squinted suspiciously. \why are you here?\ he asked. \i dont need a reason,\ jill said, walking past him.
c. \dominic squinted suspiciously. why are you here? he asked.\
\i dont need a reason, jill said, walking past him.\
d. dominic squinted suspiciously. \why are you here?\ he asked.
\i dont need a reason,\ jill said, walking past him.

Explanation:

Correct dialogue formatting requires: 1) Narrative text outside quotation marks; 2) Direct dialogue enclosed in quotation marks, with ending punctuation inside the quotes; 3) Proper capitalization for the start of dialogue and narrative sentences. Option A incorrectly places narrative text inside quotes and lacks closing punctuation in dialogue. Option C incorrectly wraps narrative text in quotes. Option D omits closing quotation marks after the second line of dialogue. Only Option B follows all standard dialogue formatting rules.

Answer:

B. Dominic squinted suspiciously. "Why are you here?" he asked. "I don't need a reason," Jill said, walking past him.