Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Zora decided "that she would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time."

Zora decided that she would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time.

Zora decided, "She would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time."

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Amanda Dunlap

25 January, 23:43

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Zora decided "that she would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time."

Zora decided that she would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time.

Zora decided, "She would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time."

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Gia Melendez · Answer 1

Zora decided that she would practice one hour each day in order to learn the Beethoven piece on time.

Briana · Answer 2

The second one is punctuated correctly. You only need quotation marks if the person is speaking. No one is speaking out loud in this text, so no need for quotation marks.