How do you end a sentence with quotation marks?

How do you end a sentence with quotation marks?

When the quote ends, use a comma inside the quotation marks, and then continue the sentence outside. If the quote ends with a question mark or an exclamation point, use it inside the quotation marks, and then continue the sentence outside the quotation marks like: “Where are you going?” she asked.

Does the quote come before or after the comma?

In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said. Peter, however, didn’t believe him.

When using quotation marks at the end of a sentence where should the sentence punctuation be placed?

The Style Manual states (p. 115): If the quoted material would have contained the punctuation mark in the absence of any interruption, the punctuation mark stays inside the closing quotation mark. On the other hand, if the punctuation mark is part of the carrier sentence, it follows the closing punctuation mark.

Where do you put a comma after a quote with a question mark?

Yes, the comma goes inside the quotation marks and after the question mark because the question mark is part of the periodical’s title. (The comma would go outside the quotation marks for BrE.)

Do you put a period after a quote that ends in a question mark?

When a quotation ending in a question mark or exclamation point ends a sentence, no extra period is needed.

How do you punctuate a quote with a question mark?

To sum up the rules on question marks:

1. If the quoted words are a question, put the question mark inside the quotation marks.
2. If the entire sentence is a question, put the question mark outside the quotation marks.

Does period go before or after quotation marks?

In American style, the period always comes before the closing quotation marks. In the British style, the placement of the period depends upon whether the period is logically part of the quoted material.

Is there comma before or after quotes?

Quotation marks come in pairs, one before and one after the quoted text. The quoted text itself should never either start or end with a comma. So the answer is you can only put a comma before the quote mark that introduces a quote, or after the quote mark that terminates a quote.

What is the correct punctuation for quotes?

In American English, commas and periods go inside the quotation marks. Semi-colons, question marks and exclamation marks go inside the quotation marks only if they’re part of the quotation.

Should quotation marks go inside commas?

Commas always go inside quotation marks in the United States when the comma follows the text in quotation marks. Note the comma after Elizabeth. It is outside the quotation mark because it does not follow any quoted text.