0
Idealistic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Introducing a quote, is this sentence a run-on?
Is this sentence too long?
Jack, as a dictator, disliked the idea of democracy and felt as though his opinion was the only one that really mattered, “we don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?” (Golding, 110-111).
Jack, as a dictator, disliked the idea of democracy and felt as though his opinion was the only one that really mattered, “we don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?” (Golding, 110-111).
Top answer
You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation.
- You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation.
00
Feebs11You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation.How would I know whether to use a comma or a colon in this situation when i'm introducing quotes?
00
Hi,
Jack, as a dictator, disliked the idea of democracy and felt as though his opinion was the only one that really mattered, “we don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?” (Golding, 110-111).
With this particular wordig, I'd just put a period after 'matter
Jack, as a dictator, disliked the idea of democracy and felt as though his opinion was the only one that really mattered, “we don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?” (Golding, 110-111).
With this particular wordig, I'd just put a period after 'matter
0
Related Questions