Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
Question 29 options:
a)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" (sic), said Jerry.
b)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" [sic], said Jerry.
c)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria, isn't exactly rocket surgery" [sic] said Jerry.
d)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria, isn't exactly rocket surgery," [sic] said Jerry.
a)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" (sic), said Jerry.
The correct sentence is option a) "Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" (sic), said Jerry.
The correct answer is:
b)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" [sic], said Jerry.
The correct answer is option d)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria, isn't exactly rocket surgery," [sic] said Jerry.
To identify the correctly punctuated sentence, we need to consider the placement of quotation marks, the use of punctuation within the quotation marks, and the placement of the attribution (said Jerry).
In this sentence, the quotation marks are correctly placed around the quoted phrase "Running the front line of the cafeteria, isn't exactly rocket surgery." The comma is placed inside the quotation marks, as it is part of the quoted phrase. The attribution "said Jerry" is properly separated from the quoted phrase with a comma.
Option a) is incorrect because it places the comma outside of the quotation marks. Option b) is incorrect because it uses brackets instead of quotation marks. Option c) is incorrect because it does not place a comma before the attribution "said Jerry."
Thus, the correctly punctuated sentence is option d)
"Running the front line of the cafeteria, isn't exactly rocket surgery," [sic] said Jerry.