Question

is this sentence correct? \pay attention to the stop sign\ insisted mr. mckenzie!

Explanation:

In the sentence, when a direct quote is followed by a reporting verb ("insisted") and the speaker, the punctuation after the quote and the use of the exclamation mark at the end (since "insisted" shows emphasis, but the quote itself is a command, and the correct punctuation for the reporting structure here: the quote should end with a comma if the reporting clause follows, but also, the final punctuation: the sentence has an exclamation mark, but the structure of the quote and the reporting: actually, the error is in the punctuation. The quote is a command, and when the reporting verb comes after, the quote should end with a comma, and the final punctuation (exclamation or period) should be at the end. But also, the exclamation mark here: the correct sentence should be "Pay attention to the stop sign," insisted Mr. McKenzie! (with a comma inside the quote before the closing quotation mark, and the exclamation at the end). So the original sentence has incorrect punctuation (the quote ends with a closing quotation mark without a comma before, and the exclamation is placed after the name, but the structure is wrong). So the answer is no.

Answer:

no