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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Comma placement
In British English, when referring to sentences as sentences, do the commas go inside or outside of the quotes below? I placed them outside. Is this correct to you? Thank you .........
The sentences 'He dropped a bombshell', 'All is fair in love and war', and 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' were deleted by the editor.
The proverbs/adages/sayings 'Discretion is the better part of valor', 'A stitch in time saves nine', and 'No good deed goes unpunished' are among my favorites.
The sentences 'He dropped a bombshell', 'All is fair in love and war', and 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' were deleted by the editor.
The proverbs/adages/sayings 'Discretion is the better part of valor', 'A stitch in time saves nine', and 'No good deed goes unpunished' are among my favorites.
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I, a speaker of BrE, believe you have punctuated them correctly; the commas punctuate the whole sentence, not the words quoted.
- I, a speaker of BrE, believe you have punctuated them correctly; the commas punctuate the whole sentence, not the words quoted.
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I, a speaker of BrE, believe you have punctuated them correctly; the commas punctuate the whole sentence, not the words quoted.
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If we had a mixture of sentences with different terminal punctuation (ie question and exclamation marks), I think that these would be correct, too.
The sentences 'I am quite hungry', 'Where did you go?', 'I am upset with her!', and 'Be happy that you weren't involved' were removed from the final draft.
The sentences 'I am quite hungry', 'Where did you go?', 'I am upset with her!', and 'Be happy that you weren't involved' were removed from the final draft.
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