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Ryansamturner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Should there be a comma here?

I this part of speech below, should there be a comma after 'shouted', or a full stop?

...I looked at their horrified faces.

'WHAT?!' I shouted, 'IN FACT, EVERYONE CAN GO. YOU CAN ALL LEAVE.'
  

Top answer

There should be a full stop. " not to the next sentence.

— Elanguest

  • There should be a full stop.
  • " not to the next sentence.
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There should be a full stop. I shouted belongs to "What?!" not to the next sentence. Emotion: wink
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ElanguestThere should be a full stop. I shouted belongs to "What?!" not to the next sentence.
I puzzled over this question and didn't have an answer that I thought was good enough. Good job, Elanguest!
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'WHAT?!'

For proper punctuation, use either a question mark or an exclamation mark, but not both.
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Indeed. The use of all caps, an exclamation mark, and the word "shouted" is an excessive combination of cues for your reader.

Don't write an entire sentence in all caps.
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