Question

Read the sentence.

When we opened the front door, the parrot said "Hello!"

After which word should a comma be added?


A.opened

B.said

C.front

D.parrot

i know this has to be "said" right? a few other people says its parrot

Answer 1

Yes the correct answer is "said" (b). If you get stuck on a similar question, it helps to read the sentence with each comma to hear which makes sense.

Answer 2

The comma should be added after the word "said".

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence above is a direct quotation: A quote when in which you report the exact words said by another person. If the word just before the quotation is a verb indicating someone uttering the quoted words, you should use a comma. Therefore, the revised version of the sentence would be as follows: When we opened the front door, the parrot said,"Hello!"