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What is the correct way to punctuate the bold portion of this quotation?

“Yes,” Ling responded the research report is due on Tuesday.”

A.
responded, “the

B.
responded “the

C.
responded”, the

D.
responded, the

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The answer is A. The sentence will be correct as "Yes," Ling responded, "..."
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The correct one is A. responded, “the
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