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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation

Friends,

I waved the flag in his face while screaming, 'God bless America.'

Is the punctuation okay? Do we need comma after screaming?

Thank you,

Ann

  

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anonymous Do we need comma after screaming? No. "Screaming" is not a dialogue tag.

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  • anonymous Do we need comma after screaming?
  • No.
  • "Screaming" is not a dialogue tag.
  • Compare I waved the flag in his face.
  • " and then I took a selfie with him.
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anonymousDo we need comma after screaming?

No. "Screaming" is not a dialogue tag. Compare

I waved the flag in his face. I screamed, "*** bless America!" and then I took a selfie with him.

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