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Q&A Using a pronoun outside of quotations to refer to a person mentioned in quotations who hasn't been introduced yet

Would the line: "Peter!" cried his father. make grammatical sense? It seems to work intuitively, but I'm just not sure. It's also a tough question to google, as it turns out, so any reply wou...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Flirprum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Flirprum‭ · 2019-12-08T08:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
Would the line:

> "Peter!" cried his father.

make grammatical sense? It seems to work intuitively, but I'm just not sure. It's also a tough question to google, as it turns out, so any reply would be much appreciated.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-02T02:39:41Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 2