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DKaneauthor Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Puctuation of sounds

I want to write this sentence with an exclamation mark. How can I do it correctly?

Flick! went the snake. or Flick!, went the snake.

  

Top answer

Never put a single comma between a subject and the verb.

  • Never put a single comma between a subject and the verb.
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Never put a single comma between a subject and the verb.

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"Flick!" went the snake. The exclamation point inside the sentence is unconventional to the point of attracting too much attention to itself, but if you don't mind that, you're OK.

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