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Imagine that you want to include the quotation in the following sentence in a report you are writing. Mr. Cliff said, “They should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves.” Which sentence shows the correct way to insert your own words explaining who they refers to in the quotation? Mr. Cliff said, “High school students should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves.” Mr. Cliff said, “They—high school students—should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves.” Mr. Cliff said, “They [high school students] should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves.” Mr. Cliff said, “They (high school students) should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves.”

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The third one is correct!
Mr. Cliff said, "They [high school students] should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves."
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The correct sentence would be Mr. Cliff said, "They [high school students] should realize that if they drop out, they are giving up on themselves." This is because it involves the correct role of the punctuation marks and a passive form.
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