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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

OMG at the front of a sentence vs. being the sentence

I know that "Oh my God" is an interjection when starting off a sentence. However, is it considered an interjection when it stands on its own? For example:

"Oh my God!" he hollered.

The reason I ask is because I want to know if it is still merely optional to put a comma in front of the "Oh" in that case, or if it becomes necessary to put one because the "Oh" becomes an interjection on its own, since nothing comes after "God."

Thanks.
  

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If you ask me, the phrase has no place in any sentence. It should always stand alone. Yes, it's an interjection, and I say it's up to the writer whether to use a comma or not.

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  • If you ask me, the phrase has no place in any sentence.
  • It should always stand alone.
  • Yes, it's an interjection, and I say it's up to the writer whether to use a comma or not.
  • I myself would.
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If you ask me, the phrase has no place in any sentence. It should always stand alone. Yes, it's an interjection, and I say it's up to the writer whether to use a comma or not. I myself would.
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Well, now I'm confused. If it's an interjection, then why does it have no place in a sentence? For example:

“Oh my ***, that is so true!” she said.

What's so wrong about that? Why does there have to be a stop after "***" and then "that" be capitalized for a new sentence?
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It wouldn't be wrong, just inappropriate, in my opinion. Interjections that express excitement, alarm, triumph, etc. are best removed from the sentence and followed by an exclamation mark. More mild interjections are followed by a comma. I can't imagine Oh, my ***! to be used mildly in any case.

Hooray! We did it!
Stop! Don't touch that!
Ah! My mistake.
Um, could
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