8. Which is the correct way to write the following quotation?

A. They told me "to go back to work," but I told them, "I

refuse to work for peanuts.

B. They told me "Go back to work." But I responded, "I

refuse to work for peanuts."

C. They told me to go back to work," but I told them: "I

refuse to work for peanuts.

D. They told me "to go back to work," but I told them I

refuse to work for peanuts.

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8 August, 16:36

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Kathryn Ashley · Answer 1

B. They told me "Go back to work." But I responded, "I

refuse to work for peanuts."

Hana Keith · Answer 2

B is correct because the speech marks are around something that is being spoken