Conventions of Composition Rule 83
Conventions of Composition Rule 83
Rule: Separate mild interjections with a comma or pair of commas. Separate exclamatory interjections with exclamation-marks.
Examples:
Correct: Wow, that team won by a huge margin.
Correct: Don't go into that haunted house, no.
Correct: Drat! I think I've broken my toe.
Practice punctuating these sentences:
Ouch that movie causes my ears real pain.
Holy guacamole I can't believe how many balloons were in that room!
Yes please put jalapenos on my sandwich.
Resources for further explanation of how to punctuate interjections:
Part of Speech's Interjections
Grammarist's What is an Interjection...?
Grammarly's Commas