which quotation has the correct punctuation and capitalization? my mother, a wise woman in many ways, always said she “never understood the power of positive thinking.” benjamin franklin once said “a penny saved is a penny earned.” paris, france, is known as “the city of lights.” as a philosopher who was wise for his young age once said “it has taken too long for change.”

Here are the four quotations with correct punctuation and capitalization applied. The quotation that is correctly punctuated and capitalized is:

Correct Quotation:

Paris, France, is known as “the City of Lights.”

Explanation:

1. my mother, a wise woman in many ways, always said she “never understood the power of positive thinking.”
   • Correction: The comma should be inside the quotation marks, and the sentence should start with a capital letter.
   • Corrected: My mother, a wise woman in many ways, always said she “never understood the power of positive thinking.”
2. benjamin franklin once said “a penny saved is a penny earned.”
   • Correction: Proper nouns should be capitalized, and a comma should come before the quotation.
   • Corrected: Benjamin Franklin once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
3. paris, france, is known as “the city of lights.”
   • Correction: Proper nouns capitalized, and the phrase inside the quotation marks should be capitalized as it is a title/nickname.
   • Corrected: Paris, France, is known as “the City of Lights.”
4. as a philosopher who was wise for his young age once said “it has taken too long for change.”
   • Correction: The sentence should start with a capital letter, and a comma should precede the quotation.
   • Corrected: As a philosopher who was wise for his young age once said, “It has taken too long for change.”

Summary:

The third quotation, "Paris, France, is known as 'the City of Lights.'" , is the one with the correct punctuation and capitalization as given (once corrected for capitalization of proper nouns and title inside quotation marks).