Which one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

Question

After he began the meeting, he said "I am going home."
After he began the meeting he said, "I am going home."
After he began the meeting, he said, "I am going home."
After he began the meeting he said "I am going home."

Answer 1

The 3rd one.

After he began the meeting, he said, "I am going home."

Always use comma after a prepositional phrase that starts a sentence. Always use a comma directly before a quote.

Answer 2

After he began the meeting he said, "I am going home."

Answer 3

After he began the meeting he said, "I am going home."

Answer 4

After he began the meeting he said, "I am going home."

Answer 5

After he began the meeting, he said "I am going home."

Answer 6

I think it's the first one, but with the period after the quote.

After he began the meeting, he said, "I am going home".

Because you need a period to the end the whole sentenence. I know it may look a little strange, but I seem to remember reading that one day.

Answer 7

After he began the meeting, he said "I am going home."

you must put a comma after "meeting", the main sentence "he said" must be separated with comma from the first sentence (the determined sentence)

but it's not necessary to put a comma after "he said", it's a direct object sentence.

the third one would be correct if :
"after he began the meeting", he said, "i am going home"

Answer 8

number 1

Answer 9

The 3rd one

Answer 10

the 3rd sentence is correct
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