Which of the following sentences is structured correctly? (5 points) "Do you think . . ." Jasmine asked, "I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?" "Do you think—" Jasmine asked, "I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?" Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?" Jasmine asked, "do you think I should cut my hair to my chin or only trim it?"

Answer :

Answer:

The sentence containing technical language and correct formation of the sentence as per the rules is:

Option 3. Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"

Explanation:

The correct use of the quotation mark, punctuations, and sentence formation are in option 3. that is:

Jasmine asked, "Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"

The quotation mark is used to report the same words spoken by the first person, that is it is written in direct speech, for making the third person know about the exact quotation of first-person. The quotation mark is always preceded by the comma and the name or sight of the first person.

The other sentences are incorrect because:

  • In Option 1. proper sentence formation rules are not used, the question to be asked is before the sentence of the direct speech.
  • In Option 2, there is the wrong use of punctuation and sentence formation.
  • In Option 4, there is no mistake except the word "do" must have D as a capital letter, as it is in direct speech.

Therefore, option 3 is correct as it is satisfying all the rules of direct speech and quotation marks.

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When quotation marks are used for direct speech, the direct speech should be preceded by a comma; here the comma serves the purpose of separating what is said from who is saying it and of introducing the direct speech just like in option 3 (Jasmine asked,). Likewise, most of the time, the direct speech must begin with a capital letter ("Do..."), and all punctuation (like a question mark) belonging to the direct speech should be inside the speech marks ("Do you think I should cut my hair to my chin, or only trim it?"). Option 3 abides by all those rules.

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