Question

Punctuate the following .

it may rain this evening said the mother to her son anil. ​

Answer 1

“It may rain this evening”, said the mother to her son, Anil.

Answer 2

"It may rain this evening," said the mother to her son, Anil.

Explanation:

• It may rain this evening is a direct quote, something that one person said to another which is why it will be in double quotation marks.

• Anil's mother talks directly to Anil so it is written like this.

• The comma is included inside the quotation marks according to convention of the MLA Handbook. Anil is a name, a Proper noun which is why the A is in capital letter.