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Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

1. My friend said lets go.
2. My friend said, “Let’s go.”
3. My friend said “lets go.”
4. My friend said, lets go.

Correct answer: My friend said, “Let’s go.”

Solution

The correct sentence uses a comma before the direct speech and quotation marks around the spoken words. It also correctly uses the contraction 'Let’s' with an apostrophe.

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