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Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

A. He said, I will join you later.
B. He said, I will join you later.
C. He said, 'I will join you later.'
D. He said 'I will join you later.'

Explanation:

Option 3 is correct because direct speech should be enclosed in single or double quotation marks. Option 1 and 2 lack quotation marks, and option 4 is missing a comma before the quote.

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