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Is the passage of dialogue written correctly or incorrectly?
   "Did you finish your homework"? asked Forrest. 

    "I have to write a summary of this story after I finish reading it". Jeff answered. 

    "I will leave you to it", said Forrest. "By the way, it's an exciting story", he added.

A.
incorrectly

B.
correctly

Sagot :

A. This passage is written incorrectly.
Why?
The reason for this is when you have quotation marks, you must put the puncuation inside the quotes. 
How should the passage be written?
The passage should be written like this:
"Did you finish your homework?" Forrest asked.
"I have to write a summary of the book after I finish it," Jeff answered.
"I will leave you to it,"said Forrest. "By the way, its an exciting story," he added.
Instead of.....
"Happy Birthday, Rachel"! Lily cried.
its...
"Happy Birthday, Rachel!" Lily cried.
Instead of.....
Rachel replied sadly "Its been a horrible birthday".
its.......
Rachel replied sadly, "Its been a horrible birthday."
Instead of.....
"Why, Rachel? Its not supposed to be, right"? Lily said, suprised.
its..........
"Why, Rachel? Its not supposed to be, right?" Lily said, suprised.

*Note: I am dreadfully sorry for the typos. Hope this helps!!! XD
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