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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A.
President Kennedy told the nation, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
B.
President Kennedy told the nation "Ask not what your country can do for you Ask what you can do for your country"
C.
President Kennedy told the nation, "Ask not what your country can do for you, Ask what you can do for your country?"
D.
President Kennedy, told the nation, "Ask not what your country can do for you? Ask what you can do for your country."

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Answer:

President Kennedy told the nation, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer should have quotation marks around what the president said. There should be a comma to introduce the quote. It should appear before the opening quotation mark. A period that ends the sentence should always go inside of the quotation marks.

User Gael
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Answer:

I am pretty sure it is the C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reasons is that A and D are broken apart too much and B is just a run on sentence.

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