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Identify the sentence that punctuates a quotation correctly. A. The police officer said open double quoteTake a​ left, at the first stoplight.close double quote B. The police officer said open double quoteTake a left at the first stoplight.close double quote C. The police​ officer, said open double quoteTake a left at the first stoplight.close double quote D. The police officer​ said, open double quoteTake a left at the first stoplight.close double quote

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Answer:

D. The police officer​ said, "Take a left at the first stoplight."

Step-by-step explanation:

In english grammer and lexical structures, there are rules to be adhered to when forming a given sentence. In the direct speech statment made by the police officer, Option D is the correct one that shows a sentence with correct punctuation.

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