Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin" they exclaimed

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!" they exclaimed.

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!," they exclaimed.

The whole thing is made out of gelatin! they exclaimed.

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Andrade

20 September, 19:53

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin" they exclaimed

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!" they exclaimed.

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!," they exclaimed.

The whole thing is made out of gelatin! they exclaimed.

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Jean Mcclure · Answer 1

The correct answer should be the following sentence: "The whole thing is made out of gelatin!" they exclaimed.

Direct quotes should be enclosed in quotation marks. The context clue "exclaimed" gives us a hint that the sentence is in exclamatory.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?"The whole thing is made out of gelatin" they exclaimed"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!" they exclaimed."The whole thing is made out of gelatin!," they exclaimed.The whole thing is made out of gelatin! they exclaimed.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin" they exclaimed

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!" they exclaimed.

"The whole thing is made out of gelatin!," they exclaimed.

The whole thing is made out of gelatin! they exclaimed.