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Which of these sentences shows correct placement of the quotation marks?

O 1. "Today's students Dean," Watkins ştated, "will go through an average of four career changes in their life span."
2. "Today's students", Dean Watkins stated, will go," through an average of four career changes in their life span."
03. Today's students, Dean Watkins stated, "will go through an average of four career changes in their life span."
O 4. "Today's students." Dean Watkins stated, "will go through an average of four career changes in their life span."

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Answer: number 4

Explanation: quotation marks shows when a person is talking (duh)

Number one wouldn’t make sense, because it put half of the person who is talking in the quotation marks

Number two doesn’t make sense because the quotation marks is after “will go”, which is part of the dialogue

Number three seems incorrect because “today’s students” isn’t in quotation marks

Number four should be the answer, because dean watkins is saying “today’s students”, and “will go through an average of four career changes in their life spam”

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