Punctuation Quotes And Question Marks

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Punctuation quotes and question marks. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Publication manual as do several other major style guides such as ap chicago and mla the table below elaborates with examples for each punctuation mark. Place other punctuation inside quotation marks when that punctuation is part of what is being quoted such as a quoted question. The most common question people ask about quotation marks is whether periods and commas go inside or outside and the answer depends on where your audience lives because in american english we always put periods and commas inside quotation marks but in british english periods and commas can go inside or outside kind of like the american rules.

Quotation marks are primarily used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word as well as some other important uses. In table of contents punctuation quotation marks 40 it says placement with periods commas question marks and semicolons but does not mention semicolons on page 40 or 41. To sum up the rules on question marks. Remembering jane straus.

Though not necessarily logical the american rules for multiple punctuation with quotation marks are firmly established. Question mark showing the writer s question goes outside previous. I feared for my safety in this wicked house 28. Chapter 8 question mark.

Do you agree with the saying all s fair in love. Sentence ending punctuation is a whole different story. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Quotation marks and other punctuation marks.

Quotation marks and adjacent punctuation. Also make sure that you place quotation marks correctly with respect to other punctuation marks and with citations. As you might guess from our name apa style uses american style punctuation see p. This question mostly refers to the sentence ending punctuation marks punctuation marks that introduce a quote are never placed within quotation marks.

The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. Is part of the quotation. If the entire sentence is a question put the question mark outside the quotation marks. No additional punctuation is necessary to end the sentence outside when the question belongs to the writer did the board really say we will consider the rules on charitable contributions.

She asked will you still be my friend the question will you still be my friend. Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks. 92 of the 6th ed. If a complete sentence or independent clause precedes the quotation a colon is the appropriate mark of punctuation.

The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. Some of you detail oriented okay picky people may want to know what to do when the quotation and the sentence are both questions.