Got it? Take a quick test. Key Points Although it might be efficient, an exclamation mark could be considered indelicate or misinterpreted. Avoid exclamation marks in business writing or use with caution. Avoid "!! Ready for the Test? Here is a confirmatory test for this lesson. This test can also be: Edited i. Printed to create a handout. That spider is poisonous. Holy cow!
How could I have forgotten to pack underwear! Using an exclamation point is usually quite simple—you just put it at the end of the sentence. But it can get a little tricky when you also have a quotation mark at the end of the sentence. Here are the rules:.
Put the exclamation point inside the closing quotation marks if it applies to the words enclosed by the quotation marks. Put the exclamation point inside the parentheses when it applies to the words inside the parentheses. They settled out of court and Jeremy got a million dollars cash! The hardest thing about using an exclamation point is probably knowing when not to use one. Fortunately, exclamation marks now have a prominent place on computer keyboards on the number 1 key.
Exclamation marks make a sentence more exciting, emphatic or emotional. All rights reserved. Exclamation Marks Exclaim! You already bought a new car! El Capitan is even bigger than I thought! Yes, I will marry you! That is a gorgeous dress! I can't believe I ran into you here. I locked myself out of my house! I forgot my homework again. My favorite movie is playing. Don't throw me in the pool! How dare you copy my answers! Multiple Exclamation Mark Madness!
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