Question

Where should the commas be placed in the following sentence?

“Every time I see you” he laughed “you are on the phone.”


“Every time I see you,” he laughed “,you are on the phone.”


“Every time I see you,” he laughed, “you are on the phone.”


“Every time I see you” he laughed, “you are on the phone.”


“Every time I see you”, he laughed, “you are on the phone.”

Answer 1

Sentence 3 is correct. "Every time I see you, he laughed, you are on the phone." They are laced correctly there. he pauses after he says "ervy time I see you" Then he pauses to laugh, then he continues. 3 is correct.
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Answer 2

The sentence that include the correct placement of the commas in this sentence is C.“Every time I see you,” he laughed, “you are on the phone.”

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the correct placement of the commas in this sentence because:

• it contains a comma inside the quotation marks after the dependent clause mentioned inside;
• it contains another comma -after laughed- to interrupt the direct quotation.