“Alas” is an interjection expressing sorrow or regret, so it is properly followed by an exclamation mark. A new sentence then begins with a capital letter: “Alas! He failed in the test.”
Choose the correct punctuation: Alas He failed in the test!, Alas! He falled in the test., Alas, he failed in the test., Alas! he failed in the test.
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