(1) The gallery had just opened, and already several people crowded around Mark's painting. (2) It was obvious to Mark that they had questions about the painting. (3) He cleared his throat and
stepped forward to speak. (4) “Let me begin by saying that and if you have any questions, please
don't hesitate to ask I was inspired by a poem I had read a couple of years before.” Which
revision of sentence 4 correctly uses punctuation to indicate the break caused by the underlined
group of words?

A. “Let me begin by saying that, “and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask,' I
was inspired by a poem I had read a couple of years before."

B. "Let me begin by saying that -and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask—1
was inspired by a poem I had read a couple of years before.”

C. “Let me begin by saying that ... and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, I
was inspired by a poem I had read a couple of years before."

D. "Let me begin by saying that, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask I
was inspired by a poem I had read a couple of years before."