Which is correctly written? a) in her last article, cynthia eaton stated: "i could not believe it when my producer announced, 'it's going to be another all-nighter' b) in her last article, cynthia eaton stated: 'i could not believe it when my producer announced, "it's going to be another all-nighter! " c) in her last article, cynthia eaton stated: "i could not believe it when my producer announced, 'it's going to be another all-nighter! ' " d) in her last article, cynthia eaton stated: "i could not believe it when my producer announced, "it's going to be another all-nighter! " "

C

Explanation:

In her last article, Cynthia Eaton stated: "I could not believe it when my producer announced, 'It's going to be another all-nighter!'" It is correct to enclose the primary speaker's comments in double quotation marks, and then enclose the words he is quoting in single quotation marks. Nest them, with the double quotation marks on the outside and the single quotation marks on the inside.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.