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Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A - "The ambassador's entourage will arrive at half past six.", Leah announced.
B - "The ambassadors entourage will arrive at half past six", Leah announced.
C - "The ambassador's entourage will arrive at half past six," Leah announced.
D - "The ambassadors entourage will arrive at half past six," Leah announced.

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The sentence which is punctuated correctly is:

C - "The ambassador's entourage will arrive at half past six," Leah announced.

Leah's speech is enclosed in quotation marks to emphasize it. The word "ambassador" has a contraction to refer to "entourage" as the word it modifies.
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