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Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

1. "Who was the first president of the United States? the teacher asked."

2. "Who was the first president of the United States?" the teacher asked.

3. "Who was the first president of the United States? the teacher" asked.

4. "Who was the first president of the United States?" "the teacher asked."

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Answer: 2. "Who was the first president of the United States?" the teacher asked.

Explanation: We know that quotations are used as dialogue indicators, and the ending quotation is ALWAYS supposed to be AFTER the punctuation or an exclamation, a question mark, a period, or a comma. Never capitalize the word after the spoken dialogue unless it's a proper name.

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Answer:

2. "Who was the first president of the United States?" the teacher asked.

Step-by-step explanation:

Quotations always go at the beginning and end of a quote. Or the beginning and end of the dialogue.

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