(1) the mendoza family was cleaning out its garage, a much - dreaded but urgently needed annual event. (2)…

(1) the mendoza family was cleaning out its garage, a much - dreaded but urgently needed annual event. (2) old appliances, books, clothes, and housewares mingled with dusty, ignored sporting goods and camping equipment. (3) some of the items, such as the scooter elijah had loved when he was 10, havent been used in years, but they were too special to throw in the trash.\n(4) we need to have a garage sale, elijahs father said decisively.\n(5) elijah wasnt up for that much work, so he quickly replied, byrons family is already planning one, referring to his friend down the street. (6) our sale would compete with theirs.\n(7) instead of looking discouraged, elijahs mother looked excited she quickly said, maybe we could have joint yard sales. (8) if we both advertise, we might get twice as many customers!\n(9) why stop there? elijahs father asked. (10) lets get even more of the neighbors involved. (11) a multi - family sale would attract more people. (12) which would result in bigger profits for everyone. (13) noting elijahs lack of enthusiasm, he added, son, i

(1) the mendoza family was cleaning out its garage, a much - dreaded but urgently needed annual event. (2) old appliances, books, clothes, and housewares mingled with dusty, ignored sporting goods and camping equipment. (3) some of the items, such as the scooter elijah had loved when he was 10, havent been used in years, but they were too special to throw in the trash.\n(4) we need to have a garage sale, elijahs father said decisively.\n(5) elijah wasnt up for that much work, so he quickly replied, byrons family is already planning one, referring to his friend down the street. (6) our sale would compete with theirs.\n(7) instead of looking discouraged, elijahs mother looked excited she quickly said, maybe we could have joint yard sales. (8) if we both advertise, we might get twice as many customers!\n(9) why stop there? elijahs father asked. (10) lets get even more of the neighbors involved. (11) a multi - family sale would attract more people. (12) which would result in bigger profits for everyone. (13) noting elijahs lack of enthusiasm, he added, son, i

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Brief Explanations:

Sentence (8) is a direct quote. In English grammar, when a direct quote is presented as a complete sentence, it should be enclosed in quotation marks. The other options are incorrect:

  • Changing If to Because would change the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence presents a conditional situation (if they advertise), not a causal one (because they advertise).
  • Might get is the correct verb form (present tense in the conditional clause “If we both advertise” followed by future - possibility “might get”). Might got is grammatically incorrect.
  • Customers is already the correct plural form; custommers is a misspelling.

Answer:

Insert quotation marks at the end of the sentence.