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What punctuation marks need to go into the sentence what a beauty exclaimed Susie?

Here's how to punctuate that sentence correctly:

"What a beauty!" exclaimed Susie.

Explanation:

* Quotation marks enclose the direct speech "What a beauty!".

* An exclamation point goes inside the quotation marks because it's part of Susie's exclamation.

* A comma separates the quoted speech from the speaker ("Susie").

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