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3. Which of the following punctuation marks is used to introduce a short, direct quotation in the form of a complete sentence? A. Semicolon B. Comma C. Period D. Dash

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Which of the following punctuation marks is used to introduce a short, direct quotation in the form of a complete sentence?

Answer:Comma

Option: B
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A comma is used to introduce a short, direct quotation in the form of a complete sentence. Option B is correct.

Commas should be used:

prior to any coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet) that links two independent clauses;

after a dependent clause that starts a sentence;

to offset appositives from the rest of the sentence;

to separate items in a series;

following introductory adverbs;

when attributing quotes, (If attribution comes before the quote, place the comma outside the quotations marks);

when directly addressing someone or something in a sentence; and so on.

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