Quotes Punctuation

Separate The Quoted Material From The Dialogue Tag By Commas.

Follow this pattern for as long as the dialogue and paragraphs continue. Do not use quotation marks to set off an indirect quotation. Other uses of quotations marks writing about letters and words.

The Pair Consists Of An Opening Quotation Mark And A Closing Quotation Mark, Which May Or May Not Be The Same Character.

Begin the next paragraph with an opening quotation mark. Other marks 1) use commas to set off expressions such as he said and she replied in quoted dialogue. Steve martin screwing things up is a virtue.

Punctuation Always Goes Inside The Quotation Marks If It Is A Direct Quote.

There is no closing quotation mark at the end of this paragraph. If you use an exclamation point or a question mark, do not use a comma. As a general rule, british usage has in the past usually preferred single quotes for ordinary use, but double quotes are now increasingly common;

The Rule Would Seem Obvious:

If a quoted word or phrase fits into the flow of your sentence without a break or pause, then a comma may not be necessary: Being correct is never the point. The question of whether to place other punctuation marks inside or outside quotation marks is a controversial one, both the british and american practices being to some extent at variance with logic.

2) When The Quoted Material Is A Question Or An Exclamation, The Question Mark Or Exclamation Point Replaces The Comma.

Here’s a helpful little tutorial on how to use quotation marks at the end of a sentence. The phrase lovely, dark and deep begins to. Quotations american style uses double quotes (“) for initial quotations, then single quotes (‘) for quotations within the initial quotation.