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 * comma separates a direct quotation from it's introduction
 ** ''The clown said, "I feel funny."''
+** ''"I feel funny," said the clown.''
-* rules:
-** uses quotation marks around the quoted words
-** first word of the quotation is capitalized
-*** He said, "I say."
-** if the quotation ends a sentence, it will be followed by a period (often but not always inside the quotation mark)
-** the name of the speaker may also follow the quotation
-*** ''"A hammer can fix anything," he said, wryly.''
-** if a question, will have a question mark
-*** ''The clown asked, "Why are you so funny?"''
-** if the speaker name is after a quoted question, the question mark replaces the comma:
-*** ''"Why are you so funny?" the clown asked.''
-* <u>note</u>: if the quoted portion is a fragment of a larger written quotation, the first word is not capitalized
-** but that will not be measured on high school admissions tests
 '''5. set aside parenthetical information (appositives, relative clauses, etc.)'''
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 ****
 * pairs of commas and dashes can act like parentheses
+=== quotation marks ===
+*indicate a direct statement by a particular speaker
+*a comma separates a direct quotation from it's introduction:
+** ''The clown said, "I feel funny."''
+** ''"I feel funny," said the clown.''
+* rules:
+** uses quotation marks around the quoted words
+** first word of the quotation is capitalized
+*** He said, "I say."
+** if the quotation ends a sentence, it will be followed by a period (often but not always inside the quotation mark)
+** the name of the speaker may also follow the quotation
+*** ''"A hammer can fix anything," he said, wryly.''
+** if a question, will have a question mark
+*** ''The clown asked, "Why are you so funny?"''
+** if the speaker name is after a quoted question, the question mark replaces the comma:
+*** ''"Why are you so funny?" the clown asked.''
+** exclamation points also replace the comma in a quotation
+* <u>note</u>: if the quoted portion is a fragment of a larger written quotation, the first word is not capitalized
+** but that will not be measured on high school admissions tests
 === semicolon ===
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 *** = ''She said [that] the test was super easy''
 **** so quotation marks are not necessary
+=== "that there" error ===
+* ''That there dog is mean''  << incorrect because "that" and "there" are used incorrectly as adverbs to modify noun
+* it could be written:
+** ''That dog there is mean''
+*** "there" is now an adverb modifying the verb "is"
+*** and "that" is a determiner (indicates a specific dog, as in "that one")
+* or, if "that" is used as a relative pronoun:
+** ''What he means to say is '''that''' there are too many to choose from.'' < "that" = relative pronoun, and "there" is an adverb
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