Need for comma?

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Hi, I would appreciate if someone can answer my doubts listed below.

1. Which of the following sentence is correct (or none at all) ?

(a) The sentence is, "This is a beautiful day.".

(b) The sentence is "This is a beautiful day.".

(c) The sentence is "This is a beautiful day".

2. Which of the following is correct ?

(a) The word is, "excellent".

(b) The word is "excellent".

Thanks in advance !

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

1.None at all.

The sentence is, "This is a beautiful day." (There is a trend to omit the comma, however.)

2.(b) The word is "excellent". (British editors will still put the period inside the quotation mark.)

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks! Does it mean that it is perfectly alright to leave out the commas in both case ?

My daughter's teacher taught them to use comma for these situations:

1. The sentence is, "Quote sentence."

2. The word is, "quote".

3. The phrase is, "quote phrase".

We are confused when the comma is needed.

Mister Micawber · Answer

'Perfectly all right'?  Probably not.  Some teachers and editors will still insist upon it, but the comma is falling out of fashion.

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