Question

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

My mother always told me that, "slow and steady wins the race."
My mother always told me that, "Slow and steady wins the race."
My mother always told me that "Slow and steady wins the race."
My mother always told me that "slow and steady wins the race."

Answer 1

The sentence that uses correct punctuation would be the second option: My mother always told me that, "Slow and steady wins the race.". This sentence uses the appropriate punctuation marks such as the comma, period and quotation marks. "Slow and steady wins the race" is being enclosed with quotation marks because it is quoted from a certain saying and not originally from the mother's idea.