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.'
...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.
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There should be a full stop. I shouted belongs to "What?!" not to the next sentence. 
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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.
Don't write an entire sentence in all caps.
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