SAT English Practice Question

When the astronaut was asked about the experience, he spoke about how he felt an overwhelming sense of awe. This feeling was so profound that he could only articulate it by saying, "It's impossible to describe." The astronaut's experience, in essence, was too vast to be captured by language.

1. A.It's impossible to describe, the astronaut said.
2. B.The astronaut said, "It's impossible to describe."
3. C.The astronaut said, "It's impossible to describe;"
4. D.The astronaut said, It's impossible to describe.