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Which sentence shows the correct placement of punctuation?

A Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved”; just then, the waiter arrived.
B Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved;” just then, the waiter arrived.
C Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved; just then, the waiter arrived.”
D Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved; just then, the waiter arrived”.

User John Red
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The correct answer is A. Carmen complained loudly, “I’m starved”; just then, the waiter arrived. Hope this helps!
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Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation

Option B is incorrect because semicolons always go after closing quotation marks; option C is incorrect because speech ends after "starved" and the rest of the sentence is narration, therefore the closing quotation marks can't be at the end of the sentence; the same applies for option D, which also has the mistake of placing the period after closing quotation marks.

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