which sentences show correct dialogue punctuation? select three options.\n□ i wont go near the stuff, he…

which sentences show correct dialogue punctuation? select three options.\n□ i wont go near the stuff, he told me with a grimace.\n□ \thanks for helping me out, grace,\ she mumbled.\n□ \who took the last muffin? i was going to eat it this morning!\ anastasia groaned.\n□ why are you staring at me, anyway?\ yasmin snapped.\n□ \dont worry, im not going to tell anyone. but its not that big a deal,\ whispered jayden.

which sentences show correct dialogue punctuation? select three options.\n□ i wont go near the stuff, he told me with a grimace.\n□ \thanks for helping me out, grace,\ she mumbled.\n□ \who took the last muffin? i was going to eat it this morning!\ anastasia groaned.\n□ why are you staring at me, anyway?\ yasmin snapped.\n□ \dont worry, im not going to tell anyone. but its not that big a deal,\ whispered jayden.

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Brief Explanations:

  1. In the first option, the dialogue should be in quotes, so it's incorrect.
  2. The second option has correct punctuation with quotes around the dialogue and a comma inside the quotes before the attribution.
  3. The third option correctly uses quotes for the dialogue and appropriate punctuation for the exclamation and attribution.
  4. In the fourth option, the question mark should be inside the quotes, so it's incorrect.
  5. The fifth option has correct punctuation with quotes around the dialogue and appropriate internal punctuation.

Answer:

B. "Thanks for helping me out, Grace," she mumbled. C. "Who took the last muffin? I was going to eat it this morning!" Anastasia groaned. E. "Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone. But it's not that big a deal," whispered Jayden.