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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Exclamation Marks

I'm checking some copy for friends. Is the exclamation mark in the correct position in the following sentence?

As their father remarks to his wife: "At least they will eat anything and aren't picky with their food"!

Thanks for any help.

Alan C
  

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Anonymous Is the exclamation mark in the correct position in the following sentence? No; it should be placed inside the closing quotation mark. Also, the colon should be replaced by a comma.

  • Anonymous Is the exclamation mark in the correct position in the following sentence?
  • No; it should be placed inside the closing quotation mark.
  • Also, the colon should be replaced by a comma.
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Anonymous Is the exclamation mark in the correct position in the following sentence?
No; it should be placed inside the closing quotation mark. Also, the colon should be replaced by a comma.

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