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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
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semicolon correct in quotes?
"He didn't do it;" Mike said, "I'm sure of it."
"He didn't do it; I'm sure of it," Mike said.
We cannot use a comma after the word "it" in each example because we'd have a comma splice? Are both correct, then?
"He didn't do it; I'm sure of it," Mike said.
We cannot use a comma after the word "it" in each example because we'd have a comma splice? Are both correct, then?
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goronsky "He didn't do it; I'm sure of it," Mike said. OK. " No.
- goronsky "He didn't do it; I'm sure of it," Mike said.
- OK.
- " No.
- goronsky We cannot use a comma after the word "it" in each example because we'd have a comma splice?
- It is not a comma splice if used in the first one.
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goronsky"He didn't do it; I'm sure of it," Mike said.OK.
goronsky"He didn't do it;" Mike said, "I'm sure of it."No.
goronskyWe cannot use a comma after the word "it" in each example because we'd have a comma splice?It is not a comma splice if used in the first one.
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These good?
"He didn't do it," Mike said, "I'm sure of it."
"He didn't do it, I'm sure of it," Mike said.
"He didn't do it," Mike said, "I'm sure of it."
"He didn't do it, I'm sure of it," Mike said.
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