Can you please tell me the rules of punctution and capitalization of dialouge?
Which one is right?
"I thought you really liked ham." she said. I nodded.
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"I thought you really liked ham," she said. I nodded.
For split qoutation, which one is right?
"My sore throat is killing me," said Betty. "I don't know what I should do."
OR
"My sore throat is killing me." said Betty, "I don't know what I should do."
OR
"My sore throat is killing me." said Betty. "I don't know what I should do."
For this one which is right?
"I tried that," replied Betty, " but it didn't work."
OR
"I tried that." replied Betty. " but it didn't work."
OR
"I tried that," replied Betty. " but it didn't work."
Please give me more rules and examples for direct and split quotation. Thank you sooooo much for your help.
2007-10-15
14:58:55
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