Question

Proofreading sentences

Circle the number of the correctly punctuated sentence.

1. “Where” Janet asked “is my bat?”

2. In May of 2008, the high school banned non-wood bats in baseball games. “The reason,” said the coach, “is
safety.”

3. When the high school banned non-wood bats in baseball games the coach was pleased.

4. At a recent meeting however, the issue came up again.

5. Steve asked, “John when did the rules change?”

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure it's 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you read it out loud in one sentence without the "Janet asked", it's "Where is my bat?"

The other ones would be " The reason, is safety." The comma makes a slight pause and it doesn't sound correct.

Sentence 3 has no punctuation other than the period and there needs a comma between games and the. "When the high school banned non-wood bats in baseball games, the coach was pleased.