Which of the following is the correctly punctuated quotation from Lipman's article?

Which of the following is the correctly punctuated quotation from Lipman's article?

• A. "music opened up the pathways to creative thinking."
• B. "Music opened up the pathways to creative thinking."
• C. "Music opened up the pathways to creative thinking".
• D. "music opened up the pathways to creative thinking".

Answer: (B)

When quoting a complete sentence, capitalize the first word and place the ending punctuation inside the quotation marks. The form that starts with Music and ends with a period inside the quotes follows these rules, so it’s the correct choice. The other forms break capitalization (starting with a lowercase word) or misplace the ending period (outside the quotes), which doesn’t align with standard punctuation for a standalone quoted sentence.

When quoting a complete sentence, capitalize the first word and place the ending punctuation inside the quotation marks. The form that starts with Music and ends with a period inside the quotes follows these rules, so it’s the correct choice. The other forms break capitalization (starting with a lowercase word) or misplace the ending period (outside the quotes), which doesn’t align with standard punctuation for a standalone quoted sentence.