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Can you start a sentence with quotation marks?
You can start a sentence with one quotation mark that is the first of a pair of quotation marks, but there must be additional text between the first and second quotation marks.A sentence can begin with a quotation: "Maybe," she said.A sentence can also consist of only a quotation: "Don't look down."A sentence can begin with a word or phrase in quotation marks that is not a quotation: "Off-label" use of the drug has increased in the past year.
Does a period come before or after quotations?
A period does come before a quotation mark if the quotation at the end of the sentence, such as:Lucy than said, "Hi, Mr. Warner."If the quotation is not at the end of the sentence, use a comma instead of a period, such as:"Hi, Mr. Warner," Lucy replied.
Use quotation in a sentence?
I can't think of a relevant quotation. This sentence should not be bracketed by quotation marks.
How should quotations fit into a sentence?
when you put a quotation in a sentence you use quotation marks for the quote
Is it okay to put a quotation at the end of a sentence?
Yes, just remember to put the quotation mark on the outside of the quotation mark. ex: My uncle once told me, "That's the way the cookie crumbles."
How should quotations always fit into a sentence?
when you put a quotation in a sentence you use quotation marks for the quote
Where are the quotation marks located when there is a question mark?
The quotation marks are placed outside of the question mark at the end of a sentence when the quoted text is part of the question. For example: Did she say, "I'll be there"?
What is the name of the ... symbol?
It's a quotation mark.
What are some of the punctuation that goes at the end of a sentence?
.?!" full stop,question mark,exclamation mark,quotation marks.
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.
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.
Do you put a quotation mark before or after the semi-colon that follows it?
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
