He said, “Yes, we will have to tow your car.” vs He said, yes we will have to tow your car.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first phrase is the correct format when quoting someone directly and using quotation marks. The second phrase is correct when reporting what someone said without using quotation marks.

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He said, “Yes, we will have to tow your car.”

This phrase is correct when quoting someone directly and using quotation marks.

This phrase is used when directly quoting someone's words. The punctuation and capitalization inside the quotation marks should match the original statement.

Examples:

She said, “I will be there at 5 p.m.”
The teacher asked, “Who can answer this question?”

He said, yes we will have to tow your car.

This phrase is correct when reporting what someone said without using quotation marks.

This phrase is used to report someone's words indirectly. It does not require quotation marks but should still accurately convey the original statement.

Examples:

She said she would come to the party.
He mentioned they were going on vacation.

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The day is coming when your lot will have to tow the line - just like the rest of us!
Those jerks didn't have to tow my car.
By the way, I had them tow your car.
I just have to tow it into town.
You do have to tow a log about, but it works.
"It's all very well building a faster ambulance,"but it's no good if you have to tow the patient to hospital.
She'll launch on schedule, if we have to tow her out with our bare hands.
And we're going to have to tow it over, I guess.
Because James's car was in the best nick, he would have to tow Hammond.
Woody wants all you poor people gone, so I was trying to tow your trailer.
We'd have to tow it to get it up there.
you force yourself into my house, you plan to have me tow your car.
Anyway, so like I said, I need to borrow your car.
Maybe we should tow your car behind, too, in case he steals spark plugs.
He said, you know, Yes, your things are very elegant...
He said, you know, Yes, your things are very elegant but this is what we need to do to make the movie.
He said, yes, he understood... and he confessed to the killings.
Europe needs "to promote eco-innovation", he said, and he was encouraged by the adoption of an agreement on reducing CO2 emissions in cars.
Europe needs "to promote eco-innovation", he said, and he was encouraged by the adoption of an agreement on reducing CO2 emissions in cars.
Money up front, accommodation for all of us, that's what he said, anything for the new champion and we can go in our new car.

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