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The correct form of direct quotation is

(a) He said, "I am a student".
(b) He said: "I am a studen."
(c) He said, I am a student.
(d) He said: -I am a student.
(e) He said, "I am a student."

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Answer:

(e)

Step-by-step explanation:

(e) This answer is correct, because when someone is speaking in something such as a novel, there need to be quotation marks around what a person is saying. Also, punctuation such as a period go before the end of the quotations, as shown at the end of ... "I am a student." There is also a comma before the quotations when it said He said, ...

Letter (a) is wrong because there may be quotation marks, but the period is after the quotations, which is wrong. Letter (b) is wrong because the word 'student' is spelled wrong. Letter (c) is wrong because there are no quotations at all. If this was a thought that he was saying, it wouldn't need quotations. But it is not, so this is incorrect. Letter (d) is wrong because the symbol of (-) is wrong. That is not the same this as a quotation.

I hope that this helps.

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