Question

In which sentence is all punctuation correct?

"Most people" I told him "believe anything they hear on television or see on the Web."
O "Most people," I told him, "believe anything they hear on television or see on the Web."
O "Most people," I told him, "Believe anything they hear on television or see on the Web."
O "Most people" I told him, "believe anything they hear on television or see on the Web."
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Answer 1

Correct answer: option 2: “Most people”, I told him, “believe anything they hear on television or see on the Web.”

Explanation: The words of the person who speaks should be placed between quotation marks and “I told him” should be isolated between commas, because it’s a remark outside the speech. Commas also mark a pause in speech and the person, when speaking, takes a breath and stops when saying “I told him”. The “I told him” is an interruption of the speech flow and this is why it should be isolated between commas.