RULE 6 -- EXAMPLES

Incorrect -- Correct

  • Tumbling down the hill, Jack yelled: "Gosh, I'm sick of this."
  • Tumbling down the hill, Jack yelled, "Gosh, I'm sick of this."

  • Her letter spoke to him in harsh tones, "You never fail to repulse me."
  • Her letter spoke to him in harsh tones: "You never fail to repulse me."

  • He views the problem as a slight delay or a sickness that will eventually disappear, "I will go back to sleep for a few minutes and forget all this nonsense."
  • He views the problem as a slight delay or a sickness that will eventually disappear: "I will go back to sleep for a few minutes and forget all this nonsense."



    • RULE 6 -- REFERENCES

    More information about this rule is available from the following sources.

    Printed References: (see References section)
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