Can someone check to see if I have these punctuations right?

Question

"Tell me about the movie," said Debbie.

The placement director said, "The recruiter for Proctor and Gamble will be on campus next Thursday."

The U.S. trade deficit is expected to reach record levels The Wall Street Journal noted.

Answer 1

"Tell me about the movie," said Debbie. - correct

The placement director said, "The recruiter for Proctor and Gamble will be on campus next Thursday." - correct

The U.S. trade deficit is expected to reach record levels The Wall Street Journal noted.

This is an odd one. I think they're looking for

"The U.S. trade deficit is expected to reach record levels," The Wall Street Journal noted.

But it's just a strangely phrased quote. You'd normally say something like:

The Wall Street Journal noted that the US trade deficit is expected to reach record levels.

rather than quoting directly from a newspaper. (And you'd normally italicise or underline the name of the paper).

Answer 2

"Tell me about the movie," said Debbie.
(This one is right. The comma belongs inside the speech marks because it's part of what Debbie was saying. Actually, Debbie really used a full stop (*); but the end of the *speech* is not the end of the *written* sentence, so you have to change it to a comma.)

The placement director said, "The recruiter for Proctor and Gamble will be on campus next Thursday."
(This is also right. Again, the full stop wants to be inside the speech marks, because it's part of what the director said.)

The U.S. trade deficit is expected to reach record levels The Wall Street Journal noted.

The U.S. trade deficit is expected to reach record levels, the "Wall Street Journal" noted.
(You need a comma after "record levels", because there is a break there; and you need speech marks around "Wall Street Journal" (unless you can render it in an emphasised font, such as italics) because it's the name of a publication. You don't need a capital letter on "the" because it's an article ("the" or "a/an") and so not generally considered part of the name.

(*) Yes, punctuation marks do make sounds! When you ask a question, have you noticed that the pitch of your voice goes up at the end? Yet when you make a statement, your voice goes down in pitch at the end. An exclamation mark has an effect on both the pitch and the loudness of your voice! Commas, semicolons, colons and dashes all introduce pauses of various lengths; they are listed in roughly ascending order. If you are ever unsure about how to punctuate a sentence, just try saying it out loud -- and listen to the punctuation.

Answer 3

"Tell me about the movie",said Debbie.
The U.S.trade deficit is expected to reach record levels,The Wall Street Journal noted.

Answer 4

Take the commas out of the first one, and change the final one to: 'The Wall Street Journal' noted.