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What is the best way to punctuate bolded portion of sentence and ldquoI am sure Beth said ldquothat you are right. rdquo?

The best way to punctuate the bolded portion of the sentence is:

"I am sure Beth said "that you are right.""

Here's why:

* Quotation marks: The words "that you are right" are a direct quote from Beth, so they need to be enclosed in double quotation marks.

* Period: The entire sentence ends with a period, so the closing quotation mark for Beth's quote is placed before the period.

* No comma: There is no comma needed between "said" and the quote because the quote itself is a complete sentence.

Therefore, the sentence with proper punctuation is: "I am sure Beth said "that you are right."

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