Saturday, July 7, 2012

Incorrect omission of prepositions


Omission of the personal pronoun after a quote ends.

  Rule: After the quote ends, mention the personal pronoun as the subject of the reporting verb.

       Incorrect Usage: ‘I am going out for dinner,’ said.
                                           
Correct Usage: ‘I am going out for dinner,’ she said.

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