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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Punctuation help
Please could someone tell me if this the correct way to punctuate this sentence?
Those trousers are awful said Brenda.
''Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?''
''The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used.''
It is a conversation between two people, but i'm not sure if the question marks, commas and full stops are in the right place? If it is wrong, please could someone explain why?
Thanks
Those trousers are awful said Brenda.
''Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?''
''The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used.''
It is a conversation between two people, but i'm not sure if the question marks, commas and full stops are in the right place? If it is wrong, please could someone explain why?
Thanks
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These won't be right until you use quotation marks. Please post again, using quotation marks where you think they are needed.
- These won't be right until you use quotation marks.
- Please post again, using quotation marks where you think they are needed.
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These won't be right until you use quotation marks.
Please post again, using quotation marks where you think they are needed.
Please post again, using quotation marks where you think they are needed.
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Those trousers are awful said Brenda.
''Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?''
''The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used.''
Apologies - this is how i would have punctuated it
''Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?''
''The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used.''
Apologies - this is how i would have punctuated it
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"Those trousers are awful " said Brenda.
"Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?"
"The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used."
"Which ones? The blue or the yellow ones?"
"The yellow ones. Not because of the colour, although they are bright, but because of the poor quality material used."
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You need a comma after "awful."
Some would tell you that "poor-quality" should also have a hyphen. I'd actually rewrite as "the poor quality of the material" rather than use a hyphen there.
Some would tell you that "poor-quality" should also have a hyphen. I'd actually rewrite as "the poor quality of the material" rather than use a hyphen there.
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Grammar GeekYou need a comma after "awful."
So it should read like this...
Those trousers are awful, said Brenda
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You really don't like quotation marks, do you?
"Those trousers are awful," said Brenda.
"Those trousers are awful," said Brenda.
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