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Punctuation: Quotation Marks

Continue this pattern, using closing quotation marks only at the very end of the quoted material. Placement with other punctuation: A period or comma always go inside closing quotation marks. ("We hope to win the game," he said.) A dash, semicolon ...
Icon for wmich.eduWestern Michigan University · May 1, 2014

Punctuation: Exclamation Point

Put an exclamation point inside closing quotation marks when the punctuation applies to the quotation itself and outside when it applies to the whole sentence. Can you believe he said, "You're my best friend"! He said, "You're my best friend!" Exclamation ...
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KS2 / KS3 English: Punctuation Rules

This series of short films, with former Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyangany, explores the rules ... Punctuation in story-writing - inverted commas, full stops and question marks.
WOSU Public Media · 3d

Tech Tuesday: Problems with proper punctuation while texting

If Gen Z seems hard to reach, your punctuation might be the problem. Believe it or not, texting with punctuation is considered passive aggressive by younger users. Why are women adding extra exclamation points just to say thank you?
Icon for www.unr.eduunr.edu · Oct 17, 2023

Dialogue punctuation

With dialogue, specific punctuation is needed. Most often, commas and periods go within the quotation marks, but there are some forms of punctuation and examples that go outside of the quotation marks. Utilize these tips to make sure that the punctuation ...
Icon for www.unr.eduunr.edu · Oct 23, 2023

MLA Quotation Punctuation

Additionally, there are separate rules for long quotations ... agenda in building novel biological entities” (2797). Note the order of the punctuation: Quotation mark, citation, and then period. If only part of a quote is needed, it is possible to ...
Icon for www.creativereview.co.ukCreative Review · Nov 13, 2017

This Is Me, Full Stop – a visual tale of 12 punctuation marks

Written by Here Design’s Philip Cowell and designed by the studio’s co-founder Caz Hildebrand, This Is Me, Full Stop gives voice to 12 everyday punctuation marks and has them explain the jobs they do in helping us to communicate. Alongside the writing ...