Question

which sentence is correct?
\did you hear the musician play the guitar last.
night?,\ asked mr. malone.
\did you hear the musician play the guitar last
night?\ asked mr. malone.
\did you hear the musician play the guitar last night\
asked mr. malone?
\did you hear the musician play the guitar last
night\? asked mr. malone.

Explanation:

To determine the correct sentence, we analyze the punctuation rules for quoted questions and reporting clauses:

1. In the first option, there's an incorrect period after "last" and a misplaced comma after the question mark, which violates punctuation norms.
2. The second option correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks (as the quoted part is a question) and follows it with the reporting clause "asked Mr. Malone" with appropriate punctuation.
3. The third option incorrectly places the question mark at the end of the reporting clause, making the quoted sentence lack a proper question mark, and misplaces the quotation marks.
4. The fourth option incorrectly places the question mark outside the quotation marks, which is wrong for a quoted question.

Answer:

B. "Did you hear the musician play the guitar last night?" asked Mr. Malone.