after the quotation marks because if put before the quotation mark, that makes the quote seem like if it continues after what you wrote even if the quote has ended. period marks go before the quotation mark because that is ending a sentence... period.
commas go after question marks
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
With NO exceptions, the comma and period should go BEFORE the closing quotation mark. Always.
Quotation marks follow the question mark.
After the question mark.
Sure they could. Pretend you're writing a book and you're quoting someone who is asking a question. Some examples now: "What is Mitch Longley doing these days?", asked Dinie. OR: "Is the Echelon Towers a fine place to live?" asked a prospective tenant. Remember too that the question mark comes before the quotation mark at the end of the question, like in the above examples !
Quotation marks typically go before or after commas, depending on whether the comma is part of the quoted material. If the comma is part of the quoted material, it goes inside the quotation marks. If the comma is not part of the quoted material, it goes outside the quotation marks.
With NO exceptions, periods and commas go INSIDE the quotation marks. However, question marks (if the question comes at the end of the sentence) are put following the clause with the quotation marks outside the question mark. If there are two clauses within the sentence separated by a conjunction, and there is a semi colon required, the semi colon at the end of the first clause goes outside the quotation marks.
Before the ending quotation mark.
No, the quotation marks go after the comma or period.
In American English, commas always go inside the quotation marks when separating multiple poem titles. For example: "The Road Not Taken," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and "O Captain! My Captain!"
With NO exceptions, the comma and period should go BEFORE the closing quotation mark. Always.
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
British style places commas and periods that are not part of the quoted material outside of the quotation marks. Also, in technical applications or when discussing coding, punctuation that is not part of a text string should be placed outside of the quotes. Placing commas and periods inside the quotes implies that they are part of the string to be displayed.
commas go after question marks
British style places commas and periods that are not part of the quoted material outside of the quotation marks. Also, in technical applications or when discussing coding, punctuation that is not part of a text string should be placed outside of the quotes. Placing commas and periods inside the quotes implies that they are part of the string to be displayed.
A period does come before a quotation mark if the quotation at the end of the sentence, such as:Lucy than said, "Hi, Mr. Warner."If the quotation is not at the end of the sentence, use a comma instead of a period, such as:"Hi, Mr. Warner," Lucy replied.