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Do you type a quotation mark before a period and a comma?
No, the quotation marks go after the comma or period.
Does the quotes go before or after the commas?
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.
Does the comma go before or after the quotation marks if it's in the middle of the sentence and if it's the title of an article?
If they are part of the title, they will go within the quotation marks.
Does a comma still go inside the quotation marks if it is indicating a song?
If the comma is a part of the title, it would stay exactly where you found it.
Does the comma go before or after the quotation marks if it is followed by an independent clause?
In American English, the comma typically goes before the closing quotation marks if it is followed by an independent clause. For example: "I like to read books," she said.
Does a comma go inside or outside an apostrophe?
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."
Does a comma still go inside the end quotation mark if the quotations are indicating a book title?
Book titles require either italics or underlining. Short stories, however, require quotation marks. In this case, you would just put quotation marks around the short story title, and no comma is necessary afterword. Example: I love the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Does a comma always go before quotation marks?
The most common usage of quotation signify one of three things: dialogue, titles, and quotes. For dialogue and quotes, there will almost always be a comma before the quotation starts. For titles, this won't always be the case.
Do you need a comma after a quotion mark?
Depends, really. If you're inserting the title of a novel, then yes. If you're inserting a quote and still continuing with the the sentence, then yes. If you're at the end of the sentence, then all you need is a period.
Do commas go inside quotations marks?
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.
Does part of a song lyric go in quotation marks?
The only part of a song that goes in quotation marks is the title.
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.
