Which sentence uses punctuation and capitalization correctly throughout?

Soal

Which sentence uses punctuation and capitalization correctly throughout?

• A. When we arrived, dad said "put your bags in the hall."
• B. When we arrived, Dad said, "Put your bags in the hall."
• C. When we arrived Dad said, "Put your bags in the hall."
• D. When we arrived, Dad said, "put your bags in the hall."

Jawaban

B. When we arrived, Dad said, "Put your bags in the hall."

Pembahasan

The sentence needs a comma after the introductory clause, capitalizes 'Dad' as a proper noun, uses a comma before the dialogue, capitalizes the start of the direct speech, and puts the period inside the quotation marks.