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Choose the sentence that correctly uses punctuation.

OA. "It can't be that bad," Mom said as she put a spoonful of her tough, dry cake into her mouth.
OB. The short-tempered, cook questioned his staff, "Why did you serve customers such awful food"?
OC. Staring at the list of ingredients Molly exclaimed, "I forgot to buy a dozen eggs and flour."
OD. "Please remind me to sprinkle powdered sugar onto the cupcakes." Tyra said to her friend.

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Final answer:

The correct sentence that uses punctuation is option OC: Staring at the list of ingredients Molly exclaimed, "I forgot to buy a dozen eggs and flour."


Step-by-step explanation:

The correct sentence that uses punctuation is option OC: Staring at the list of ingredients Molly exclaimed, "I forgot to buy a dozen eggs and flour." The sentence uses quotation marks correctly to indicate direct speech, and it also uses a comma to set off the introductory phrase before the direct speech.


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