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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Punctuating interjections
Do commas follow interjections like "Oh," "Yeah," and "Ah"?
Examples ... are these correctly punctuated?
Oh, my!
Ahh, yes!
Yeah, right.
Examples ... are these correctly punctuated?
Oh, my!
Ahh, yes!
Yeah, right.
Top answer
Yes, those examples are fine. Note that they aer only part of the interjection. Interjections can be phrasal: Oh, my stars and garters!
- Yes, those examples are fine.
- Note that they aer only part of the interjection.
- Interjections can be phrasal: Oh, my stars and garters!
- If the second part weren't there, they would want exclamation points: Oh!
- Ah!
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Yes, those examples are fine. Note that they aer only part of the interjection. Interjections can be phrasal: Oh, my stars and garters! If the second part weren't there, they would want exclamation points: Oh! Ah! Yeah! (that is, if they were exclamatory. They can also be used for other emotions: Oh...ahh...yeah......
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