Question

5) What is the correct form of addressing internal dialogues?
a) Then I told myself: "What if I can't make it"?
b) Then I told myself, "What if I can't make it?"
c) Then I told myself, "what if I can't make it?"
d) Then I told myself, "What if I can't make it"?​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Then I told myself, "What if I can't make it?"

Answer 2

The correct answer: Option b) Then I told myself, "What if I can't make it?"

Choosing the right option:

• There is a set of direct speech sentences given. We have to find out the correct answer.
• Option a) is incorrect. It is because we have colon after myself and we have the question mark after the quotation mark.
• Option c) is wrong. It is because the beginning of the first word within quotation mark must be in capitals. But here we have 'what' instead of 'What'. So it is incorrect.
• Option d) is also incorrect because the question mark is out of the quotation mark. It must come within the quotes.
• Option b) is the right answer as, comma is used properly, 'What' is rightly capitalised and the question mark is inside the quotation marks.
• Therefore the answer is: Option b) Then I told myself, "What if I can't make it?"