Question

Choose the option with the correct punctuation.
I told Mariyam, "not to spend her time wastefully".
I told Mariyam, not to spend her time wastefully.
I told Mariyam not to spend her time wastefully.
I told Mariyam not to spend her time, wastefully.​

Answer 1

I told Mariyam not to spend her time wastefully.

Answer 2

The correct option with the appropriate punctuation is option 3: "I told Mariyam not to spend her time wastefully."

This sentence is a direct statement, and it follows the standard rules of punctuation. The comma is not needed because there is no interruption in the sentence's flow, and the quotation marks are not required because the sentence does not contain a direct quote.

Option 1 has a misplaced comma after Mariyam, which creates a grammatical error. The comma incorrectly implies that the phrase "not to spend her time wastefully" is a separate thought or clause from the main sentence.

Option 2 also has a comma, which is misplaced for the same reasons as option 1.

Option 4 has a comma after "time," which creates a grammatical error because it incorrectly separates the adverb "wastefully" from the verb "spend." The placement of the comma creates an unclear or confusing meaning, which is not intended in this sentence.

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