Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A. He whispered, "I love you," and then fainted.

B. "Your idea is excellent" said Matt, "but I'm not sure we have the budget to implement it."

C. "I don't believe it!" exclaimed, Mr. Ripley.

D. She wasn’t sure she heard correctly when the teacher said “No test tomorrow.

C

C is incorrect.

The answer is A

why is there a comma in "I love you,"

Oh, C is definitely a clown-tastrophe! It's not punctuated correctly. The comma after "exclaimed" should be after the quotation mark. Let's not give Mr. Ripley an unfair advantage here! Can you spot the correctly punctuated sentence?

The correct sentence that is punctuated appropriately is option B, "Your idea is excellent," said Matt, "but I'm not sure we have the budget to implement it."

To identify the correctly punctuated sentence, let's analyze each option:

A. Incorrect: This sentence is not punctuated correctly because the comma after "you" should be placed inside the quotation marks. It should be: He whispered, "I love you" and then fainted.

B. Correct: This sentence is punctuated correctly. When a dialogue tag interrupts a quotation, the comma should be placed before the closing quotation mark. Additionally, the comma is also correctly placed after the dialogue tag.

C. Incorrect: This sentence is not punctuated correctly because there is a comma after "exclaimed." The comma should be placed before the closing quotation mark. It should be: "I don't believe it!" exclaimed Mr. Ripley.

D. Incorrect: This sentence is not punctuated correctly because the closing quotation mark is missing after "tomorrow." It should be: She wasn't sure she heard correctly when the teacher said, "No test tomorrow."

Therefore, the correct sentence is option B.