Quotations MiniLesson 83 Created April 2012 Commas and Periods When a comma comes before a direct quotation place it outside of the quotation marks John stood up and said Today is the day ID: 555466
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Punctuating QuotationsMini-Lesson #83
Created April 2012Slide2
Commas and PeriodsWhen a comma comes before a direct quotation, place it outside of the quotation marks.
John stood up and said
,
“Today is the day.”
When a comma comes after a direct quotation, it goes inside of the quotation marks.
“When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut
,
” the toddler said proudly.
Periods always go inside quotations marks.
The dog said “woof
.
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Semicolons and ColonsAlways place semicolons and colons outside of quotation marks.
The graffito on a bathroom wall reads
“
ESP should be outlawed
”
;
underneath this quote is
“
I knew you
’
d say that!
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Exclamation points and Question marks
Exclamation points and question marks can go inside or outside of quotation marks.
If a quotation is making an exclamation or asking a question, place the exclamation point or question mark inside of the end quotation.
Which philosopher said, “I think; therefore, I am”
?
The guard yelled, “Halt
!
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Quotes within quotesWhen a quoting a quote within a quote, use double quotes on the outside quote and single quotes on the inside.
Dr. Feinstein opened his lecture by saying,
“
Albert Einstein reminded us that
‘
Great spirits always receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.
’
”