Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A.
There were only three questions left when the teacher said "Okay, pencils down."
B.
There were only three questions left when the teacher said, "Okay, pencils down."
C.
There were only three questions left when the teacher said "Okay pencils down".
D.
There were only three questions left when the teacher said, "Okay pencils down".

Answer 1

B.

There were only three questions left when the teacher said, "Okay, pencils down."

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer should have quotation marks around what the teacher said. To introduce the quote, a comma should be before the opening quotation mark. A comma also belongs after the introductory word inside of the quote ("Okay"). A period that ends the sentence should always go inside of the quotation marks.

Answer 2

B is the correct one

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a comma before said, used opening quotation marks, capitalized okay following with a comma, and has a period then end quotation marks.