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SAT Writing

Category - Error Identification

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There is an error in the italicized portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

The Los Angeles lifeguard stated, You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.

  1. The Los Angeles lifeguard stated, “You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.”
  2. The Los Angeles lifeguard stating, “You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.”
  3. The Los Angeles lifeguard stated, “You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California”.
  4. “The Los Angeles lifeguard stated,” You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.
  5. The Los Angeles lifeguard stated, “You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.”.
Explanation

Answer: A - The Los Angeles lifeguard stated, “You may only throw a frisbee with my permission. It is a state law here in California.” The lifeguard is speaking, which is an example of dialogue. The speaker’s words must be surrounded with quotation marks. The punctuation ending the dialogue must be placed inside the closing quotation mark.

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