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Punctuation marks should be placed outside the set of quotation marks, unless they are part of the quoted material. For example: "I love pizza," she said.
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.)
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.
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.
Information that must be placed inside quotation marks includes direct quotes from a speaker or text, titles of shorter works such as articles or poems, and certain words used as linguistic examples or when discussing the word itself.
yes you do ======== The comma and the period are always placed inside the quotation marks.
In American English, most punctuation marks are placed inside quotation marks. However, in British English, punctuation marks are placed outside the quotation marks unless they are part of the quoted material.
In American English, periods and commas are typically placed inside final quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.
In American English, dialog tags are typically placed outside the quotation marks. For example: "I love to read," she said. However, in British English, dialog tags are often placed inside the quotation marks. For example: "I love to read", she said. It's important to be consistent with whichever style guide you choose to follow.
In American English, commas and periods are typically placed inside the quotation marks, while in British English, they are placed outside. It's important to check the style guide you are following for specific guidelines.
In American English, periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, regardless of whether they are part of the quoted material. Other punctuation marks (such as semicolons, question marks, and exclamation points) are placed inside the quotation marks if they are part of the quoted text, and outside if they are not.
== == * An epigraph is a quotation placed at the beginning of a work or a chapter. * An epigraph should be formatted like a block quotation. * Never place an epigraph in quotation marks. * Place an epigraph in italics. * Place a foot note number after the epigraph.