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If you are writing what someone said, then it looks like this:
Kate said, "Put this in the oven." It goes inside the quotation marks.
If you are putting quotes around something to emphasize something:
John thinks he is being "cool". It goes on the outside because you are just using the quotes around that particular word.
If you are quoting what someone said, the punctuation mark goes inside the quotation marks.
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∙ 13y ago
In American English, the period typically goes inside the closing quotation mark. For example, "This is a quote." In British English, the period goes outside the closing quotation mark. For example, "This is a quote".
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∙ 14y agoIf the quote has a period in it then you put it inside the quotes, otherwise it goes outside the quotes.
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∙ 11y agoYes, punctuation always goes inside the quotation marks.
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∙ 11y agoTo mark the end of the quotation.
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How many times do you space after a period and a right quote?
You put the right quote immediately after the period and then 1 space.
If you quote someone in the middle of a sentence do you include a period at the end of the quote?
If you have a quote in the middle of the sentence then don't put a period there, put a comma, an exclamation mark, or a question mark. If it is at the end of a sentence then put a period inside the quotation marks.
How do you end a quote?
Well you have to put your punctuation (ex. period) then out your ending quotation mark
Do you put the period then quotations marks at the end of a quote?
In American English, periods and commas are placed inside the quotation marks at the end of a quote. In British English, punctuation placement depends on whether it is part of the quoted text.
Are you supposed to put four period if your ending a sentence in a quote but not the quote itself?
This is only used when you miss part of a quote out. So, if you quote the first part of a quote, miss out the middle, and then quote the end part, you should use the three or four periods to represent the missing text.
Where to put a period in a quote?
Right before the quote ends. For example:He said, "You are a jerk."
Can you put a quote within a quote within a quote?
No Reason why not :)
What you do if you use a word-for-word quote?
If you use a word-for-word quote you put you put the quoted material in quotation marks. For instance "what you do if you use a word for word quote" then you would put were your found the quote
Do you put quotations after every sentence?
Put a quotation mark at the beginning of the quote and at the end of the quote. You do not need to put quotation marks around each sentence within that quote.
When you put the citation after the question that is a quote do you put a period also after the end of the citation too?
Yes, if the question is a complete sentence and the citation follows the question within the same sentence, you would typically place a period after the closing parenthesis of the citation to end the sentence.
What is it called when you put a word in front if a quote?
When you put a word in front of a quote, it is called an attribution. This is used to indicate who is speaking or to provide context for the quote.
What is a good quote you could put on your wall?
a good quote to put on your wall is " DON'T LITTER IT IS BAD FOR YOU AND THE EARTH!"
