Using Exclamation Marks in Writing

Let's have a revisit to the punctuation arena. Today's topic is exclamation marks and how to use them correctly.

An exclamation mark is used to convey surprise, shout, awe, anger, or any such strong emotion. Please note that you should use it mostly in the conversational sort of writing and in dialogs. Here are some tips.

1. Don't use two exclamations or three together ever.
2. Use them as sparingly as possible especially in formal writing.
3. Don't use them with question marks (?!)
4. Don't use them in normal sentences, only on sentences which convey strong emotions in an informal fashion.

Here are a few examples for you to follow.

Wow, it's a lovely view!
How irritable those kids are!
She cried, "It's astounding!"
Good heavens!
"Ouch! It hurt"
I didn't do that. I swear!
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