Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
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.
i think C
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It isn't C.
and read up on how to punctuate direct quotes, while you're at it.
B
The correct answer is B. In direct quotes, [sic] should be within the quotation marks and surrounded by brackets.
Nice try, but the correct answer is b) "Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" [sic], said Jerry. The correct placement of the sic notation is within the quotation marks and followed by a comma. Keep up the good work!
Actually, the correct answer is B) "Running the front line of the cafeteria isn't exactly rocket surgery" [sic], said Jerry.
The word [sic] is used to indicate that an error or unusual usage in the original quote is intentionally being repeated. It is typically placed within square brackets immediately after the error. In this case, the error is the phrase "rocket surgery" instead of the more common phrase "rocket science."
Therefore, the correctly punctuated sentence would have the [sic] placed immediately after the incorrect phrase "rocket surgery" and within the quotation marks. Option B correctly follows this punctuation rule.