Where Does the Punctuation Go in This Sentence?
Sentence-Ending Punctuation Is a Whole Different Story. in the United States, the Rule of Thumb Is That Commas and Periods Always Go Inside the Quotation...
Sentence-ending punctuation is a whole different story. In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said. Peter, however, didn't believe him.
Where do you put the punctuation?
- Endmarks: All sentences need an endmark: a period, question mark, exclamation point, or ellipsis. ...
- Apostrophes: For singular ownership, generally add's; for plural ownership, generally add s'.
- Commas: In direct address, use commas to separate the name from the rest of the sentence.
Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks?
Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.
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