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Using ”as” after dialogue tags
How to correctly punctuate this dialogue?Question about punctuation and action tagsDialogue identifying the character that is currently speakingUsing colons and semi-colons in dialogueUsing comma splices in dialogueWhen not to use commas before dialogue (and capitals)Dialogue interruptions — using em dashesClarifying English Writing ConventionsHow to punctuate dialogue tags with action descriptionsGrammar of, in dialogue, someone quickly negating a previous word?
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Should a comma be used after a dialogue tag and before the word ”as”.
For example:
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said, as the door closed behind them.
Or
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said as the door closed behind
them.
Is the comma required? Is this proper to extend a sentence after a dialogue tag?
Thank you!
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Should a comma be used after a dialogue tag and before the word ”as”.
For example:
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said, as the door closed behind them.
Or
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said as the door closed behind
them.
Is the comma required? Is this proper to extend a sentence after a dialogue tag?
Thank you!
fiction dialogue punctuation
edited Jul 13 at 1:11
Cyn
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asked Jul 12 at 19:26
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Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
1
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17
add a comment |
Should a comma be used after a dialogue tag and before the word ”as”.
For example:
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said, as the door closed behind them.
Or
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said as the door closed behind
them.
Is the comma required? Is this proper to extend a sentence after a dialogue tag?
Thank you!
fiction dialogue punctuation
edited Jul 13 at 1:11
Cyn
27.2k2 gold badges60 silver badges126 bronze badges
asked Jul 12 at 19:26
Vh123Vh123
491 bronze badge
Should a comma be used after a dialogue tag and before the word ”as”.
For example:
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said, as the door closed behind them.
Or
”I don’t like this at all, ” he said as the door closed behind
them.
Is the comma required? Is this proper to extend a sentence after a dialogue tag?
Thank you!
fiction dialogue punctuation
fiction dialogue punctuation
edited Jul 13 at 1:11
Cyn
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asked Jul 12 at 19:26
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Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
1
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17
add a comment |
1
Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
1
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17
1
1
Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
1
1
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17
add a comment |
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It is fine to extend a sentence after a tag, and the first form is correct: "he said" should also be followed by a comma.
"I don't like this at all," he said, as the door closed behind them.
answered Jul 12 at 19:36
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It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
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Commas tell you when to breathe.
They can be for actual pauses (as when you read it out loud and take a brief pause) or they can be to tell your brain how to break down the sentence.
Either way, add a comma in both places.
- After dialogue that is followed by a tag.
- Before an "as" clause.
answered Jul 13 at 1:13
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It is fine to extend a sentence after a tag, and the first form is correct: "he said" should also be followed by a comma.
"I don't like this at all," he said, as the door closed behind them.
answered Jul 12 at 19:36
AmadeusAmadeus
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It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
add a comment |
It is fine to extend a sentence after a tag, and the first form is correct: "he said" should also be followed by a comma.
"I don't like this at all," he said, as the door closed behind them.
answered Jul 12 at 19:36
AmadeusAmadeus
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It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
add a comment |
It is fine to extend a sentence after a tag, and the first form is correct: "he said" should also be followed by a comma.
"I don't like this at all," he said, as the door closed behind them.
answered Jul 12 at 19:36
AmadeusAmadeus
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It is fine to extend a sentence after a tag, and the first form is correct: "he said" should also be followed by a comma.
"I don't like this at all," he said, as the door closed behind them.
answered Jul 12 at 19:36
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It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
add a comment |
1
It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
1
1
It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
It can be the same, though thoughts are seldom expressed in quotes. I can't believe he said that, Josh thought, as he sipped his tea.
– Amadeus
Jul 12 at 19:45
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
Got it. Thanks so much, Amadeus!!
– Vh123
Jul 12 at 19:50
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
This doesn't answer whether the comma is required, though. (I suspect it's not, and that the second example is also correct, though I don't have any evidence to hand.)
– gidds
Jul 13 at 13:36
add a comment |
Commas tell you when to breathe.
They can be for actual pauses (as when you read it out loud and take a brief pause) or they can be to tell your brain how to break down the sentence.
Either way, add a comma in both places.
- After dialogue that is followed by a tag.
- Before an "as" clause.
answered Jul 13 at 1:13
CynCyn
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Commas tell you when to breathe.
They can be for actual pauses (as when you read it out loud and take a brief pause) or they can be to tell your brain how to break down the sentence.
Either way, add a comma in both places.
- After dialogue that is followed by a tag.
- Before an "as" clause.
answered Jul 13 at 1:13
CynCyn
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Commas tell you when to breathe.
They can be for actual pauses (as when you read it out loud and take a brief pause) or they can be to tell your brain how to break down the sentence.
Either way, add a comma in both places.
- After dialogue that is followed by a tag.
- Before an "as" clause.
answered Jul 13 at 1:13
CynCyn
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Commas tell you when to breathe.
They can be for actual pauses (as when you read it out loud and take a brief pause) or they can be to tell your brain how to break down the sentence.
Either way, add a comma in both places.
- After dialogue that is followed by a tag.
- Before an "as" clause.
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Not an answer but a side note on concurrency. We humans are rarely that concurrent. What works for me is breaking it out so it is implied as often as possible. Thus: [The door closed behind them. "I don’t like this at all," he said.] YMMV.
– Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
Jul 13 at 10:21
1
This could be a matter of editorial preference. On the other hand, I might infer a slight difference between he two: without the comma, the door closing is lightly implied to be the thing he doesn't like; with the comma, the door closing is just coincidental with his observation.
– chepner
Jul 13 at 16:17