Here is a passage that a writer is quoting. Where should quotation marks be placed?

It was a bright spring afternoon. A few puffy clouds gleamed white against the blue sky.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, thunder rumbled, and a bolt of lightning divided the sky. A heavy rain began to fall.

Then, as quickly as the rain started, it stopped. Within minutes the ground was dry.

A.

at the beginning of each paragraph and at the end of the last paragraph

B.

at the beginning of the first paragraph and the end of the second

C.

at the beginning and end of each paragraph

D.

at the beginning of each paragraph only

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Zaria Roy

English

28 March, 07:17

Here is a passage that a writer is quoting. Where should quotation marks be placed?

It was a bright spring afternoon. A few puffy clouds gleamed white against the blue sky.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, thunder rumbled, and a bolt of lightning divided the sky. A heavy rain began to fall.

Then, as quickly as the rain started, it stopped. Within minutes the ground was dry.

A.

at the beginning of each paragraph and at the end of the last paragraph

B.

at the beginning of the first paragraph and the end of the second

C.

at the beginning and end of each paragraph

D.

at the beginning of each paragraph only

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Archer · Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "at the beginning of the first paragraph and the end of the second." The quotation marks should be placed at the beginning of the first paragraph and the end of the second