Question

which sentence is correct? \please hire a carpenter to finish our basement,\ urged mrs. garza. \please hire a carpenter to finish our basement\, urged mrs. garza. submit

Explanation:

In direct speech, the punctuation (comma, period, etc.) that is part of the quoted sentence should be inside the quotation marks. In the first option, the comma after the quoted sentence is inside the quotes, which follows the rule of punctuation with quotation marks. In the second option, the comma is outside the quotes, which is incorrect.

Answer:

"Please hire a carpenter to finish our basement," urged Mrs. Garza.