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There is a difference between US and British/Canadian punctuation styles.
In the US
Trailing periods and commas always appear inside the quotation marks
ex. "Let's go to the zoo."
ex. The spelling of the word is "ampersand." - He said, "Go now," and turned away.
But question marks follow the same logic logic as below.
In the UK and Canada
The punctuation follows the logical extension of the quote.
The period or comma goes outside the quotation mark, except where the period is part of a quote.
ex. He said "The day is long." - The movie was called "Benji".
In either version of English
If you are quoting a question then the ? will go within the quotation marks.
ex. Sally asked, "Where are you going?"
If you're asking a question about a quote, then the ? will go after the quotation marks.
ex. Did Sally say, "We are going to the zoo"?
Note: There is never any double punctuation used.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn American (U.S.) style periods always come before closing quotation marks.
Ex.
He said, "I liked the movie very much."
In British style, it depends. If the period appeared in the original quote, then it is placed before the closing quotation mark, the same as the American style. If the period did not appear in the original quote, it is placed after the closing quotation mark. The same rules apply for commas but not semicolons.
gimelvav
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.
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Gretchen Medhurst
If the period is part of the quote, it goes inside the closing quotation mark. If the period is not part of the original quote but is part of your sentence, it goes outside the closing quotation mark.
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∙ 15y agoMost of the time the answer is yes. Sometimes, you can end a quote at the end of a sentence using the ellipsis or the (...). For example, the court stated that even the the Defendant was wrong, she should not "pay retribution persuant to the contract..." Notice that even here the quote is after the period.
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∙ 8y agodo quotation mark go before or after period
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∙ 7y agoIt comes after. The full-stop (or period) indicates the end of the sentence.
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∙ 9y agoQuotation marks go after the period in a sentence. She said, "I have to go now."
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∙ 14y agoThe period should go inside the quotes.
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∙ 11y agoAfter
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Where does a period go if a quote ends a sentence and there is parenthesis?
It will be placed at the end of the sentence iand after the parenthesis. It will define that the sentence is concluded
If the quote ends at the middle of sentence does the page number go after the quote or after the period?
It always goes at the end of the sentence. It may seem counter-intuitive, but that is according to the MLA guidelines. Also, the period goes before the number as demonstrated here (123).
Where to put a period in a quote?
Right before the quote ends. For example:He said, "You are a jerk."
When copying a sentence from a book do the quotations go before or after the period?
Quotations should go after the period at the end of the sentence when copying a sentence from a book.
Do parenthesis go before or after periods?
Parenthesis go before the period. The period signals the end of the sentence.
How many spaces are there after a comma at the end of a sentence?
Commas do not go at the end of sentences. Periods go at the end of sentences. Generally when typing on a computer, you should have two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence.
When a footnote number is at the end of a sentence does the footnote number go before or after the period?
after
If parentheses are at end of sentence does period go inside or outside?
Outside. (But if the entire sentence is a parenthetical like this one, it would go inside.)
When you have several sentences in parentheses where does the final period go?
Use a period to end the final sentence within the parenthetical, then use a period outside of the parenthetical to close the sentence in which the parenthetical takes place.
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 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.
When an incomplete thought is placed in parentheses at the end of a sentence where does the period go?
In general, the period goes within the parentheses (I really wasn't sure it was a good idea.) My paranthetical sentence was just an example ... but I am not sure what you mean by imcomplete thought...... then you would end with ...
