Question Mark Quotes Order

This week let s look at the more logical rules governing the use of question marks with quotation marks.

Question mark quotes order. If the entire sentence is a question put the question mark outside the quotation marks. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Is part of the quotation. If a question or exclamation is quoted directly the quotation contains the question mark or exclamation point.

The lady asked where she was going. She asked will you still be my friend the question will you still be my friend. If a question is in quotation marks the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic.

Put the question mark inside ending quotation marks if the question belongs to the quoted source. If the quoted words are a question put the question mark inside the quotation marks. If the question or exclamation is at the end of the quotation the question mark or exclamation point comes before the closing quotation mark. Which shakespeare character asked is this a dagger which i see before me the handle toward my hand but if the sentence includes a parenthetical citation place the question mark after the citation.

Do not use two question marks. I think that there is a concern a question mark by people all around the world and governments all around the world as to what china s intentions are. The lady said where are you going. Do you agree with the saying all s fair in love.

Inside when the question belongs to the source the committee asked rather rhetorically does this rule really apply question mark that s part of the quotation goes inside. Use only the question mark contained in the quotation. How would you respond to the writer s question how important is punctuation 5. Rule the placement of question marks with quotations follows logic.

A reported question should end with a full stop. Put it outside if the question belongs to the writer. Gary locke world people think intentions. Under us convention you should only use one end mark.

For neatness it is acceptable to use just one end mark.