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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Commas again

When Kelly screamed 'Get the hell out of here!, she startled her children.

When Sam asked 'How far is it to the Canadian border?', his wife couldn't answer.

Should I put a comma after 'screamed' and 'asked'?

Is the comma correctly placed after 'here!' and 'border?' above?

Thanks.
  

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I would use no commas at all in those sentences.

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I would use no commas at all in those sentences.
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GrammarholicShould I put a comma after 'screamed' and 'asked'?
Yes. That is standard practice in American English.
GrammarholicIs the comma correctly placed after 'here!' and 'border?' above?
No. The general rule is not to put more than one punctuation mark in a row, with the exception of quotation marks.

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