Period before conjunction and
The following section contains certain punctuation errors:
“Your father, Old Humpty,” said the Hen, “was very foolish and would take warning from no one; you know what the poet said of him:
‘Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall;
All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty-Dumpty together again.’
So you see, he came to a very bad end just because he was reckless and would not take a hint from anyone. He was much worse than a scrambled egg; the king, his horses, and his men did all they could for him, but his case was hopeless,” and the Hen shook her head sadly.
Do I have to replace the comma after hopeless within quotation with a period and capitalize the conjunction "and"?
Kindly explain the instances where such revisions are necessary.
Also, is there any other error that mandates revision.
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jhilly89 Do I have to replace the comma after hopeless within quotation with a period and capitalize the conjunction "and"? Yes, except the "and" is unnecessary. jhilly89 Kindly explain the instances where such revisions are necessary.
- jhilly89 Do I have to replace the comma after hopeless within quotation with a period and capitalize the conjunction "and"?
- Yes, except the "and" is unnecessary.
- jhilly89 Kindly explain the instances where such revisions are necessary.
- You have to judge each time.
- jhilly89 Also, is there any other error that mandates revision.
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jhilly89Do I have to replace the comma after hopeless within quotation with a period and capitalize the conjunction "and"?
Yes, except the "and" is unnecessary.
jhilly89Kindly explain the instances where such revisions are necessary.
You have to judge each time.
jhilly89Also, is there an
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