Which statement is punctuated correctly?
A. ‘Have you done your homework, asked Sue?’
B. ‘Have you done your homework,’ asked Sue?
C. ‘Have you done your homework?’ asked Sue.
D. ‘Have you done your homework? Asked Sue.’
Answer (3)
c) 'Have you done your homework?' asked Sue.
The statement that is punctuated correctly is option C: 'Have you done your homework?' asked Sue. The question mark is inside the quotation marks, and the reporting clause is not capitalized.
The correct punctuation for the sentence in question would be found in option C: 'Have you done your homework?' asked Sue. When punctuating a sentence that features reported speech or dialogue, it's important to correctly place punctuation marks within the quotation marks if they are part of the quoted speech. In this instance, since Sue is asking a question, the question mark should be inside the quotation marks. The reporting clause ('asked Sue') follows the quotation and is not a part of the question, so it should not begin with a capital letter.
The correctly punctuated statement is option C: 'Have you done your homework?' asked Sue. This option properly uses a question mark to end the question and has correct syntax. The other options either misuse punctuation or fail to follow standard grammatical rules.
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