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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Direct speech

Could I omit the comma in the following sentence? Thank you.

He said, "That's impossible."
  

Top answer

No because it is a quote.

— Xillius

  • No because it is a quote.
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No because it is a quote.
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Then could you tell me why a comma is omitted between "saying" and "Good-bye" in the following sentence?

He went out of the house saying "Good-bye".
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lucas21cCould I omit the comma in the following sentence? Thank you.He said, "That's impossible."
You could. I gave up on commas introducing direct speech years ago.
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