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How do I know which I should use at the end of a dialogue quote--a period or a comma?
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∙ 14y ago
"The punctuation comes inside the ending quotation marks for direct dialogue. "
Yes I understand, where to put the comma or period, I would like to know when you should use a period, and when you should use a comma?
Place the period or the comma within the quatation marks. Ex: "Jenny," he said "let's have lunch."
Place a colon and the semicolon outside the quotation marks
Exclamation points and the dashes are within the quotation marks when they apply to quoted matter. Place the outside when they do not.
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When do you use a comma and period after the person is speaking in the story?
Use a comma when the person is speaking and the sentence continues (dialogue tag follows), like "I am leaving," she said. Use a period when the person is speaking and the sentence ends, like "I am leaving." She walked out.
Does a period or comma come before the footnote?
A period should come before the footnote at the end of a sentence, while a comma should not.
Is a comma used after Inc in a sentence?
There is not a comma after Inc but there is a period then you continue the sentence. It should look like this- Inc.
When using a period and a comma do you type the closing quotation mark brfore or after the punctuation mark?
With NO exceptions, the comma and period should go BEFORE the closing quotation mark. Always.
What is the punctuation Turn on the light Tom said halfheartedly?
The punctuation should be: "Turn on the light," Tom said halfheartedly. The comma is used before the dialogue tag "Tom said," and the dialogue itself is enclosed in quotation marks.
Is there a period and comma after BLVD and before SUITE?
Yes, there should be a period after "BLVD" and a comma after before "SUITE" in an address format. For example: 1234 Main Street, BLVD., SUITE 101.
Never place a period where god has placed a comma?
A comma causes a pause in a sentence and a period is a full stop. Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
How do you punctuate sentence with 'if'?
If should be followed by a dependent clause, a comma, an independent clause and then a period.
Do you type a quotation mark before a period and a comma?
No, the quotation marks go after the comma or period.
When you have a quote and the 'he said' comes after the quote do you use a period or a comma after the quote?
When the attribution (e.g., 'he said') follows the quote, you should use a comma inside the quotation marks before the attribution and follow it with a period after the attribution. For example: "I am going to the store," he said.
What is the period after thousands called?
it isn't a period it is a comma.
Should there be a comma if you are correcting something?
That depends on what you are correcting and how you are correcting it. If you are editing a paper for someone, then no. Just write the corrections on the paper. If you writing a conversation where a person corrects another person, you should have commas in the dialogue, but they aren't because of corrections, but because they are part of the grammar of dialogue. If someone used the wrong word, you could correct them as so: "You used the word 'depraved,' but I think you meant 'deprived.'" The comma there is necessary, not really because it is a correction, but because it is a compound sentence and you need a comma before a coordinating conjunction.
