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Pjrydo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Punctuating speech
0 How should on punctuate around speech marks, apostrophes and parentheses? Should the punctuation come inside or outside of the quotation? 02 br
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00 "Should it come inside or outside?"? 0-
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00 "Should it come inside or outside?"? 0-
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00 Generally, put it inside if it relates to the quote and outside if it relates to the matrix sentence. 0-
00 Generally, put it inside if it relates to the quote and outside if it relates to the matrix sentence. 0-
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0 Matrix sentence?! 05 0 02 br
00 But what about if you are quoting someone as the end of a sentence? What should be the final punctuation? 02 br
00 ...he said, "it may be correct, but it looks very crowded!". 010id 10
00 But what about if you are quoting someone as the end of a sentence? What should be the final punctuation? 02 br
00 ...he said, "it may be correct, but it looks very crowded!". 010id 10
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01 cite 10 pjrydo 12 cite 10 Matrix sentence?! 15 0 12 br
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10 But what about if you are quoting someone as the end of a sentence? What should be the final punctuation? 12 br
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10 ...he said, "it may be correct, but it looks very crowded!". 11 b 10 (The full stop should not be inserted.) 1
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0 "He had the nerve to say that?" She was shouting now. "He had the gall to say 'We can still be friends'? What a jerk!" 02 br
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00 I am furious that you used the word "friends"! 0-
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00 I am furious that you used the word "friends"! 0-
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