My punctuation question is unresolved. Do you put a full stop or a comma before the word said? I'm confused.

Answer 1

according to the book "Improving Your Written English", by Marion Field :
"Always use a comma to separate direst speech from the rest of the sentence unless a question mark or exclamation mark has been used.

He pleaded,'Let's go to McDonald's.'

'Ican't,'she replied."

Try to borrow the book from your library, or even better to but it. it is wonderful and easy to read , if you are wanting to polish up your punctuation and grammar. There are many others which will be equally as helpful.

Answer 2

Punctuation is there to make the meaning clearer. in many circumstances poetry with out punctuation is clean sufficient. once you go back to the suitable of a line each so often it really is an illustration that the sentence or word has ended so an finished supply up on the suitable of a line isn't necessary. i exploit plenty a lot less punctuation at the same time as writing a poem and in many circumstances i do not use any in any respect: merely so long because the poem is smart.

Answer 3

Comma goes before "said" when you're quoting someone as in: "'I will,' said the fairy." (where the quote happens in front). The comma goes after "said" when the quote happens after the person speaking-- Spindoccc said, "This question makes me dizzy."

Put it this way:
Full stop--- I will. Said the fairy. ("Said the fairy" has a subject, a verb but no object so it's an incomplete thought)
With comma --- "I will," said the fairy. (A complete sentence where the pause brought on by the comma captures the way we would naturally say the sentence to convey the correct meaning.)


Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I will need to investigate your previous question, im not sure what you mean..

You chose an answer, so therefore the question is not unresolved. If you weren't sure you shouldn't have chosen one. Read the best answer again, I think it was about right.

If you end a sentence you put a full stop. If you are quoting something or want to pose that you are saying something, you use the speech marks ''.

Answer 5

Use a comma; a full stop would be incorrect, as "I will" is what the punctuation fairy said.

Answer 6

like; she said, "I have to go to the store." is just a comma after said. hope im answering your question! :)

Answer 7

If about to introduce direct speech e.g He said,"Hello." you need a comma.

Answer 8

of course it's a comma

Answer 9

Depends on the sentence. John said, "Go to the store."
"Dad is going to the store," my sister said.

Answer 10

use a comma