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OpenStudy (nikki_skellington):

Which punctuation mark should go in the underlined space to show a break in the speech? Michael said, "Let's find the ___" . . . — ' .

OpenStudy (angel.candy):

Comma.

OpenStudy (nikki_skellington):

why the comma tho????

OpenStudy (angel.candy):

Because for example, if you were about to talk like... She walked down the street seeing her friend, (comma) "Hey, Billy!"

OpenStudy (angel.candy):

you're expecting further dialogue here – at the very least, the instance is framed as one of a dialogue situation

OpenStudy (nikki_skellington):

oh, ok thanks!

OpenStudy (angel.candy):

You're welcome. :)

OpenStudy (nikki_skellington):

w8 there is no comma its just an apostrophe or a period

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