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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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is the following conversation grammatically correct?

"Ants travel in a straight line. Don't they?" asked the teacher. "Yes, they do," nodded the children.
  

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Yes, though not all style guides agree with the placement of the comma before the final quotation marks.

  • Yes, though not all style guides agree with the placement of the comma before the final quotation marks.
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Yes, though not all style guides agree with the placement of the comma before the final quotation marks.
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Yes, both are correct. The rules for placing the comma before the final quotation are always changing, so whatever you feel is better you should use.

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