Punctuation marks
Jan. 7th, 2006 10:32 pmI always have trouble with punctuation marks. I finally found an article in About that would help me immensely.
"Hey, watch where you're going," he said.
"Hey, watch where you're going." He glared after the rude woman.
"Hey, don't you ever watch where you're going?"
Should he shout after her, "Watch where you're going"?
"And then he said, 'Mind your own business.' The nerve!" she said.
'And then he said, "Mind your own business." The nerve!' she said.
"Come on. Hurry up," he said.
"Okay, I'm coming," she yelled back.
"Fine," he replied. "I'll be waiting in the car."
"You're always in such a hurry." She sighed and scratched her head. "Sheesh."
George snorted. "You're the one who wanted to get there early."
In some cases, quoted dialogue may run on so long or cover so many topics that you need to separate it into separate paragraphs even if there is no narration interspersed with the dialogue. If this happens, leave off the closing quotes at the end of each paragraph except the last, but begin every new paragraph with opening quotes.
"Hey, watch where you're going," he said.
"Hey, watch where you're going." He glared after the rude woman.
"Hey, don't you ever watch where you're going?"
Should he shout after her, "Watch where you're going"?
"And then he said, 'Mind your own business.' The nerve!" she said.
'And then he said, "Mind your own business." The nerve!' she said.
"Come on. Hurry up," he said.
"Okay, I'm coming," she yelled back.
"Fine," he replied. "I'll be waiting in the car."
"You're always in such a hurry." She sighed and scratched her head. "Sheesh."
George snorted. "You're the one who wanted to get there early."
In some cases, quoted dialogue may run on so long or cover so many topics that you need to separate it into separate paragraphs even if there is no narration interspersed with the dialogue. If this happens, leave off the closing quotes at the end of each paragraph except the last, but begin every new paragraph with opening quotes.