Question

which sentence is correct?
\that was his twelfth touchdown\! boasted his sister.
\that was his twelfth touchdown!\ boasted his sister.
\that was his twelfth touchdown\! boasted his sister.
\that was his twelfth touchdown!\ boasted his sister.

Explanation:

To determine the correct sentence, we analyze punctuation rules for quotations and exclamations:

1. The exclamation mark should be inside the quotation marks when it's part of the quoted sentence.
2. The verb "boasted" should start with a lowercase letter if it follows the quoted sentence (as it's part of the same sentence structure, not a new sentence starting with a capital unless it's a new independent clause, which it isn't here).

Let's check each option:

• First option: Exclamation mark is outside the quotation marks, incorrect.
• Second option: "Boasted" starts with a capital letter, which is incorrect as it's not starting a new sentence.
• Third option: Exclamation mark is outside the quotation marks, incorrect.
• Fourth option: Exclamation mark is inside the quotation marks, and "boasted" is lowercase (correct as it's part of the same sentence structure following the quote).

Answer:

D. "That was his twelfth touchdown!" boasted his sister. (assuming the fourth option is labeled D; if the original options had labels like A, B, C, D with the fourth being D, this is the correct one. If labels were different, adjust, but based on the given options, the fourth sentence is correct.)