Question

Which sentence correctly uses commas with dialogue?

A. Martin said "I'm in a really bad mood, so please stop pestering me."
B. George answered "maybe, after he thought carefully.
C."Forget it" I said "I don't want to know your secret."
D. "Adriana, it's time for bed," her mother said.


Answer: D

Answer 1

D. "Adriana, it's time for bed," her mother said.

Answer 2

In dialogues it is necessary to use commas to separate the quote from the rest of the sentence. A comma should be placed before the quote when there is an introductory element. Also, a comma should be placed after the quote when there is a dialogue tag that follows the quote. In this case, the sentence that uses commas correctly with dialogue is option D because it places a comma after the quote and right before the dialogue tag her mother said.