A text that consists only of dialogue (plays, novels etc.) is punctuated according to regular punctuation rules. A quote is a text that brings the exact words of a speaker in direct discourse. The correct punctuation would therefore be:ĭan's lifelong project is to be able to speak American English, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese.ġ. In addition, not having a comma between "American" and "English" may make readers think that there is an independent language called "American," whereas it is considered only as an English language variety or conclude that there is a French variety of German.
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Wrong! In the above example sentence the language names come in a series whose elements should be separated with commas. Last week's test, says my best friend, was the hardest ever.ĭan's lifelong project is to be able to speak American English French German and Mandarin Chinese. The correct punctuation would therefore be:
Says my best friend serves as a comment, known as a parenthetical element. Without commas, the reader may get confused and think that the test "says" that the friend was the hardest, while it is the test that was the hardest. It Depends! In the above example sentence my best friend is probably not a part of the main sentence Last week's test was the hardest ever and should be separated with commas. Last week's test says my best friend was the hardest ever. Setting off a Parenthetical Element from the Rest of the Sentence A comma is needed before the coordinating conjunction, even though many English writers do not use a comma in such a case.Ģ. Right! The above sentence is composed of two independent clauses, each informing about two different people who did different things. The students completed their math test on Monday, and the teachers handed in the grades on Thursday. Separating the Main Elements of a Sentence from Each Other
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