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In the United States, the question mark usually goes before the closed quotes. For example: you asked, "Does the question mark go before or after the quotes?" In that case the question mark indicates your statement in quotes is a question. The statements, "for example." and "you asked," are not part of the question. Your punctuation should indicate that. In the rare situation where the entire sentence would be a question, and the last part would be quoted, it would be acceptable to put the question mark after the quotes. If the entire sentence was a quotation, the question mark would go inside the quotes. In American English, the punctuation exists for the benefit of the reader. It should serve to make what you have written more readable and more understandable.
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Does the parentheses go before a question mark or after the question mark?
After the question mark.
Does a Question mark come before an explanation point?
The explanation point is always before the question mark.
If your asking a question should the quotations be before or after the question mark?
After the question mark. Example: "Where are the keys?"
Where does the question mark go if the quote is before the person who asked it?
Before the ending quotation mark.
If quotes are at the end of a sentence does the question mark come before the end quote or after?
It can work either way, depending upon what question you are aksing; I will illustrate. First example: Who was it who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? Pete Seeger once asked the question, "Where have all the flowers gone?" If the quote is a question it gets the question mark, but if the sentence is a question about a quote, then the question mark is outside of the quotation marks. English grammar is very logical (unlike English spelling).
Why can't you have any punctuation in your question before the final question mark on this god forsaken website?
The wiki.answers.com website relies on specific programming. Adding additional punctuation before the question mark could interfere with that programming. Plus, a question always ends with a simple question mark.
Where do you put an astrix when there is quotation marks?
questions asked are always to be followed with a mark of question (?) hence if an astrix is to be placed then it has to come after the question mark. if the astrix is part of the question then it has to be placed before the question mark
Do the speech marks go before or after a question mark?
In British English, speech marks generally go before the question mark. In American English, the placement can vary depending on whether the question mark is part of the quoted material. It's best to follow the style guide or preference of the publication you are writing for.
How do you show an illustration of the number 6?
Use the character before the question mark in your question.
Why is a punctuation mark used at the end of a statement?
A punctuation mark is put at the end of a sentence to denote the conclusion of an idea. The punctuation mark used here is mainly a period. However, if you use a question mark at the end of a sentence, then it is used to denote that the material before the question mark was a question. An exclamation mark is used to add emphasis to the before-stated material.
Where does the comma go if you have something in quotes within a sentence?
Why indeed? In British English punctation it goes outside ...
Do you need to keep parentheses in quotes?
No you to use a quotation mark."" before and after the quote. If you are quote a book,newspaper of movie you have to state the the source.
