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.
Inside, always.
They go outside the inverted commas.
The period always goes inside quotation marks - in all kinds of sentences - not just ones that have a song title.
The only part of a song that goes in quotation marks is the title.
You would put quotation marks around radio shows because they are talking.
The principal words of a song title are capitalized. This includes the first word and any conjunctions longer than four letters. Furthermore, song titles should be placed in quotation marks. Punctuation marks that are part of the title, such as question marks or ellipses, are placed within the quotation marks.
never put a question mark around the national anthem !
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.
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.
Punctuation marks such as periods and commas should be placed outside the set of quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points should be placed inside if they are part of the quoted material, and outside if they are not.
Outside, like: The car was John's, so he had to pay for the repairs. However, if you are using the apostrophes as single quotation marks, then inside. Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. "Like this."
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.)
The comma is inside the quotation mark if it is part of the quote. For example: John said, "Please pass the butter, and then could you pour me some milk?" Notice that there is also a comma after the word "said" that is not in quotation marks. This is because "said" is not a part of the quote. Be careful of indirect quotes which do not use quotation marks, such as: John said to please pass the butter and then pour him some milk. An easy mistake is to write: John said "to please pass the butter and then pour him some milk" which would be incorrect since that is not what John said.
For APA, MLA, Chicago, and most of the stylebooks I have seen, you put periods and commas inside quotation marks, like "this," and everything else outside (like question marks and semicolons).
The same punctuation is used inside of quotation marks as is used outside of quotation marks.
In American English, periods and commas are typically placed inside final quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.
In American English, periods and commas should always be placed inside the set of quotation marks. Question marks and semicolons are placed inside the quotation marks when they belong to the quoted material but outside when they apply to the whole sentence.
Inverted commas, also known as quotation marks, are punctuation marks used to indicate direct speech or a quotation in writing. They are placed at the beginning and end of the quoted text to show that the words inside the marks are from another source.
In American English, commas and periods typically go inside quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points go inside if they are part of the quoted material and outside if they are not. However, in British English, the punctuation goes outside the quotation marks unless it is part of the quoted material.