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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Exclamation mark
Hello,
Is it okay to use exclamation marks in this manner:
"Yes!" he said.
Normally, we can't use it after a period. "Yes." he said is wrong.
But are commas and exclamations marks fine?
"Yes," he said.
"Yes!" he said.
Looking for some ideas.
Thank you.
Is it okay to use exclamation marks in this manner:
"Yes!" he said.
Normally, we can't use it after a period. "Yes." he said is wrong.
But are commas and exclamations marks fine?
"Yes," he said.
"Yes!" he said.
Looking for some ideas.
Thank you.
Top answer
-- Yes, it is. Normally, we can't use it after a period. -- Yes, that's wrong.
- -- Yes, it is.
- Normally, we can't use it after a period.
- -- Yes, that's wrong.
- But are commas and exclamations marks fine?
- "Yes," he said.
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Is it okay to use exclamation marks in this manner: "Yes!" he said.-- Yes, it is.
Normally, we can't use it after a period. "Yes." he said is wrong.-- Yes, that's wrong.
But are commas and exclamations marks fine? "Yes," he said. "Yes!" he said.-- Yes, they are; the second is more emphatic.
Normally, we can't use it after a period. "Yes." he said is wrong.-- Yes, that's wrong.
But are commas and exclamations marks fine? "Yes," he said. "Yes!" he said.-- Yes, they are; the second is more emphatic.
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Thank you, MM. How about this example:
"He said one word only: die!" Mary explained to her friends.
In this case, I take it only an exclamation mark would be right. A comma can't come after colon, nor a period.
Thanks again.
"He said one word only: die!" Mary explained to her friends.
In this case, I take it only an exclamation mark would be right. A comma can't come after colon, nor a period.
Thanks again.
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