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Do commas go before or after quotation mark?
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.
Does quatation marks go behind the question mark?
Quotation marks follow the question mark.
Do question marks go after quotation marks?
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 !
Do parenthesis go inside or outside quotation marks?
It depends. What is the sentence you want to use?
Where would the quotation marks go in this sentence Give me your hand she said?
"Give me your hand," she said.
Do commas go before or after quotation mark?
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.
Does the punctuation go before quotation marks or after?
It depends if the quotation is a question or statement. If the quote is a question, the quotation mark goes before the punctuation; if the quotation requires a period, the marks goes outside of the statement.
Does quatation marks go behind the question mark?
Quotation marks follow the question mark.
Does the quotes go before or after the commas?
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.
Do you type a quotation mark before a period and a comma?
No, the quotation marks go after the comma or period.
Do commas go inside or outside of 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.
Does the comma go before or after the quotation marks if it is followed by an independent clause?
In American English, the comma typically goes before the closing quotation marks if it is followed by an independent clause. For example: "I like to read books," she said.
Where do speech marks go?
Speech marks, also known as quotation marks, are placed at the beginning and end of a direct quotation to indicate that the words inside are being spoken by someone else. In American English, double quotation marks are typically used (" "), while in British English, single quotation marks are more common (' '). It's important to place the speech marks immediately before and after the quoted text.
Does part of a song lyric go in quotation marks?
The only part of a song that goes in quotation marks is the title.
What do you put around a sentence to show someone is talking?
Quotation marks are used around a sentence to indicate that someone is speaking.
When using direct quotations in your writing which of the following should be placed outside the set of quotation marks?
In dialogue, periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points go inside quotation marks. (A semicolon goes outside quotation marks but isn't used much in dialogue, so you don't need to worry about it.)
Do poems go in quotation marks or iltalics?
Titles of poems should be put in inverted commas (quotation marks).
