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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

punctuation

Which version is grammatically correct?

Tommy went out saying:  "I'm afraid!"
Tommy went out saying "I'm afraid"
Can a comma or a  colon be placed before the direct object?
Thanks.
  

Top answer

You do not need any punctuation after "saying". " Perhaps such people would also put a comma in your sentence. Speaking for myself, I have never understood this practice.

— GPY

  • You do not need any punctuation after "saying".
  • " Perhaps such people would also put a comma in your sentence.
  • Speaking for myself, I have never understood this practice.
  • To me there seems no logical justification for it.
  • A colon would not be completely illogical, but it seems unnecessarily "heavy" here.
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You do not need any punctuation after "saying". Sometimes (perhaps often) people put commas in sentences such as:

Tommy said, "I'm afraid!"

Perhaps such people would also put a comma in your sentence. Speaking for myself, I have never understood this practice. To me there seems no logical justification for it.

A colon would not be completely illogical, but it seem
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Yes, GPY, but isn´t "I'm afraid' the direct object? Is it grammatically correct to place a comma before it?
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4444mvYes, GPY, but isn´t "I'm afraid' the direct object? Is it grammatically correct to place a comma before it?
As I said, I believe there is no justification for it.
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