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I don't believe the two sentences below need a comma after the said tag, but I wonder if it is wrong to put one there? Or have I just got it back to front?
By my understanding they are sentences that contain an independent clause then a dependent clause joined by a coordinating conjunction.
I know they could be written without the said tag altogether but anyways
Bring me some water and get out,” he said and closed his eyes.
“You look awfully fetching in womanly garb,” he said and slid his hands inside my clothes.
By my understanding they are sentences that contain an independent clause then a dependent clause joined by a coordinating conjunction.
I know they could be written without the said tag altogether but anyways
Bring me some water and get out,” he said and closed his eyes.
“You look awfully fetching in womanly garb,” he said and slid his hands inside my clothes.
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