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Healer Posted 10 years ago
Letter Writing
Is the punctuation mark of full stop definitely unnecessary after direct speech?
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Examples
She says, "What time will you be home?"
She said, "What time will you be home?" and I said, "I don't know! "
"There's a fly in my soup!" screamed Simone.
John said, "There's an elephant outside the window."
Examples
She says, "What time will you be home?"
She said, "What time will you be home?" and I said, "I don't know! "
"There's a fly in my soup!" screamed Simone.
John said, "There's an elephant outside the window."
Top answer
healer Is the punctuation mark of full stop definitely unnecessary after direct speech? When there is another end stop in the quote, no period is needed.
- healer Is the punctuation mark of full stop definitely unnecessary after direct speech?
- When there is another end stop in the quote, no period is needed.
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healerIs the punctuation mark of full stop definitely unnecessary after direct speech?When there is another end stop in the quote, no period is needed.
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