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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.
How do you end a quote?
You can end a quote with a quotation mark. If the quote continues in the same paragraph, a comma is typically placed before the closing quotation mark. If the quote is a complete sentence, the ending punctuation (like a period or question mark) comes before the closing quotation mark.
Does a comma come after or before a quotation mark?
In American English punctuation rules, a comma typically comes before the closing quotation mark when the comma is part of the overall sentence. In British English, the comma comes after the closing quotation mark.
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.
What are 4 punctuation marks?
comma, period, colon, semi-colon, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, braces, question mark, exclamation point, elipses, hyphen, dash, apostrophe.
Can you close a quotation with a comma?
No, a quotation should be closed with a punctuation mark such as a period, question mark, or exclamation point, depending on the context of the sentence. A comma should not be used to close a quotation.
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.
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.
Where does the comma go if you have something in quotes within a sentence?
Why indeed? In British English punctation it goes outside ...
Name the punctuaion marks?
There is the period, the comma, colon, semicolon, and apostrophe. There are also quotation marks, question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen, dash, parentheses, brace, and brackets.
Does a comma come before or after quotation marks within the sentence?
A period goes before the closing quotation mark. The first thing he said was, "I didn't think you would get here so quickly." Source: Harbrace College Handbook, 7th edition, by John C. Hodges and Mary E. Whitten, page 151. The above is true in American English. In Britain, the period goes outside the quotation marks.
What are the 14 punctuations used in the English language?
period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, hyphen, dash, apostrophe, brackets, quotation marks, ellipsis, slash, parentheses
