Should I really put a comma between “Long live South Korea!” and ‘the crowd’ in the following sentence?
Should I really put a comma between “Long live South Korea!” and ‘the crowd’ in the following sentence?
When Rylie shouted “Long live South Korea!”the crowd of North Koreans glared at him.
I notice that many authors prefer not to insert a comma between a word that ends with an exclamation point (or even a question mark) followed by a closed quotation mark and the word that comes after it. Very seldom do I see texts written by skilled authors, in which a comma comes after an exclamation point (or even a question mark) followed by a closed quotation mark.
Top answer
” and ‘the crowd’ in the following sentence? No. The comma isn't needed.
- ” and ‘the crowd’ in the following sentence?
- No.
- The comma isn't needed.
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RommelShould I really put a comma between “Long live South Korea!” and ‘the crowd’ in the following sentence?
No. The comma isn't needed.
0"South Korea" is the direct object (complement) of "Live." It is incorrect to put a comma between a verb and its complement.
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