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8. Which is the correct way to write the following quotation?

A. They told me "to go back to work," but I told them, "I
refuse to work for peanuts.
B. They told me "Go back to work." But I responded, "I
refuse to work for peanuts."
C. They told me to go back to work," but I told them: "I
refuse to work for peanuts.
D. They told me "to go back to work," but I told them I
refuse to work for peanuts.

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B is correct because the speech marks are around something that is being spoken
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Answer:

B. They told me "Go back to work." But I responded, "I

refuse to work for peanuts."

Step-by-step explanation:

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