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Daithy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Upper or lower case after a quote?

Ex.
"Let's hurry!" he cried. "We must get there before dusk."

or

"Let's hurry!" He cried. "We must get there before dusk."

Which one is it and why? Thank you.
  

Top answer

It should be the first one. The exclamation mark does not conclude the containing sentence.

— GPY

  • It should be the first one.
  • The exclamation mark does not conclude the containing sentence.
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It should be the first one. The exclamation mark does not conclude the containing sentence.
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Thanks. So does that mean that if there was a period instead of the exclamation mark, it would then begin with a capital?
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A period would not be used there (assuming that "he cried" is meant to apply to "Let's hurry").
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Sure, I understand that. What I meant was a different scenario. For example: "blabla." He blabla. "Blablabla!"
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DaithySure, I understand that. What I meant was a different scenario. For example: "blabla." He blabla. "Blablabla!"
If "He blabla" is a separate sentence, then yes, it would begin with a capital letter in the usual way.
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I'll try to present a few examples:

1. "How long I slept I do not know," said Carl. "Suddenly I was wide awake and sitting upright." Note: this is the original line from a book.

1a. I wonder how it would look if there was a full stop after "I do not know."

2. "I can't believe that this is possible!" I exclaimed. Here I am not sure wheth
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1a. There could not be a full stop there. If there was, then "Said Carl." would be a sentence by itself, which is not possible (except in certain unusual or stylised contexts not relevant here).

2. It is capitalised because "I" is always capitalised. If it read "he exclaimed", for example, it would not be capitalised.
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