DKaneauthor Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Puctuation of sounds
I want to write this sentence with an exclamation mark. How can I do it correctly?
Flick! went the snake. or Flick!, went the snake.
Top answer
Never put a single comma between a subject and the verb.
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"Flick!" went the snake. The exclamation point inside the sentence is unconventional to the point of attracting too much attention to itself, but if you don't mind that, you're OK.
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