Section: Writing and Language

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Select the appropriate change, if any, to the sentence "He wanted to tell his assistant to take the thing out of his mouth." in Line 8.

1. NO CHANGE
2. He wanted to tell his assistant, "to take the thing out of his mouth."
3. He wanted to tell his assistant, to take the thing out of his mouth.
4. He wanted to tell his assistant to take the thing -- out of his mouth.

Answer 1 is correct as-is.