Question

which sentence is correct? i biked all the way to the aquarium today. she boasted. i biked all the way to the aquarium today, she boasted. \i biked all the way to the aquarium today.\ she boasted. \i biked all the way to the aquarium today,\ she boasted.

Explanation:

To determine the correct sentence, we analyze punctuation for direct speech:

1. The first option has a period after the quote and a lowercase "she", which is incorrect.
2. The second option lacks quotation marks for the direct speech.
3. The third option has an incorrect space after the closing quotation mark before "she".
4. The fourth option correctly uses quotation marks for the direct speech and proper punctuation (a comma inside the closing quotation mark and then the reporting clause "she boasted" with correct capitalization and spacing).

Answer:

D. "I biked all the way to the aquarium today," she boasted.