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Tamguatlay Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Should everything be capitalised?

All I needed to hear was, ‘everything will be alright’, but it seemed that no one even cared whether I was dead or alive.

Should everything be capitalised?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Yes. It's a sentence in direct discourse because you quoted it. " I hate "alright," but I'm about the only one.

— Deadrat

  • Yes.
  • It's a sentence in direct discourse because you quoted it.
  • " I hate "alright," but I'm about the only one.
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Yes. It's a sentence in direct discourse because you quoted it.

Use "all right."

I hate "alright," but I'm about the only one.
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All I needed to hear was "Everything will be all right," but it seemed that no one even cared whether I was dead or alive.
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Rommel All I needed to hear was "Everything will be all right," but it seemed that no one even cared whether I was dead or alive.
Should the comma after "was" be removed? Thanks.
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tamguatlayShould the comma after "was" be removed?
Yes.

There's no grammatical need for a comma before the quotation. The subject must never be separated from the predicate of a sentence with a comma.
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No, I think the rule is that the comma setting off the introductory clause trumps a period for the quote. I'm careless about following that rule myself.
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So you mean the following sentence is acceptable, deadrat?

All I needed to hear was, "Everything will be all right." But it seemed that no one even cared whether I was dead or alive.
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