{"id":2755,"date":"2020-06-27T18:59:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T18:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-newpaltz-engcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&p=2755"},"modified":"2020-09-14T20:29:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T20:29:24","slug":"quotation-marks-with-other-marks-of-punctuation","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-newpaltz-engcomp1\/chapter\/quotation-marks-with-other-marks-of-punctuation\/","title":{"raw":"Quotation Marks with Commas, Periods, Question Marks and Semi-Colons","rendered":"Quotation Marks with Commas, Periods, Question Marks and Semi-Colons"},"content":{"raw":"
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1. Quotation Marks with Commas and Periods<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

The\u00a0MLA Handbook\u00a0<\/em>notes, \u201cBy convention, commas<\/span> and periods<\/span> that directly follow quotations go inside<\/span> the closing quotation marks\u201d (88).<\/h2>\r\nLook carefully at the following sentences:<\/strong>\r\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be carefully taught,\u201d wro<\/span>te Oscar Hammerstein II.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

\"After last night, I have only five dollars left,\" mo<\/span>aned Robert.<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe rule is the same for a list of titles:<\/strong>\r\n

Julio Cort\u00e1zar wrote many short stories, including \u201cLa Noche Boca Arriba,\u201d \u201cCa<\/span>sa Tomada,\u201d and<\/span> \u201cBabas del Diablo.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nIt is also the same for instances where a title within a title comes at the end of a sentence:<\/strong>\r\n

A new approach to Flannery O\u2019Connor\u2019s short story can be found in the essay \u201cThe Uncanny Theology of \u2018A Good Man Is Hard to Find.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Malcolm X's most famous speech is \"The Bullet or the Ballot.\"<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThis placement is traditional in the United States. Follow the examples above<\/span> when writing an essay following MLA 8 formatting standards.<\/strong>\r\n

2. Quotation Marks with Dialogue: More<\/span><\/h2>\r\nLook at this example again:<\/strong>\r\n

\"After last night, I have only five dollars left,\" mo<\/span>aned Robert.<\/h3>\r\n

When a quote is broken up by a speaker\/dialogue tag (phrases such as \"Robert said\" or Robert moaned\" or \"Robert yelled\"), the second comma is placed before<\/span> the quotation marks:<\/h2>\r\n

\"After last night, I have only five dollars left,\" m<\/span>oaned Robert, \"an<\/span>d I need to buy my chemistry textbook by tomorrow.\"<\/h3>\r\n

\"Well,\" sai<\/span>d Jessica, \"th<\/span>en you shouldn't have ordered the lobster at dinner.\"<\/h3>\r\n

3. Quotation Marks with Question Marks<\/span><\/h2>\r\nIf a question mark s part of your quotation, it stays inside the quotation marks; however, if the question mark or exclamation point are not part of the quotation, they go outside the closing quotation mark.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe children asked, \u201cCan we have ice cream for dinner?\u201d<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, in the example below, the question applies to the entire sentence and not just the quoted material\"\r\n\r\nDo you actually like the song \u201cGangnam Style\u201d?<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nHow many times have you read \"Cora Unashamed\"?<\/span><\/strong>\r\n

4. Quotation Marks with Semi-Colons<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Semi-colons are placed outside<\/em><\/span> the quotation marks:<\/h2>\r\n

The committee declined to review those ballots \"having no visible signatures\"; h<\/span>owever, they did review ballots that had been signed.<\/h3>\r\n

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Final Note:\u00a0In British style, commas and periods are placed outside the quotation marks<\/span>. You may also see this placement in newspapers and magazines. Do not follow this practice when preparing an academic essay following mla formatting.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\"You\u2019ve got to be carefully taught\", wro<\/span>te Oscar Hammerstein II.<\/span>\r\n\r\nJulio Cort\u00e1zar wrote many short stories, including \"La noche boca arriba\", \"Casa tomada\", and \"Babas del diablo\".<\/span>\r\n\r\nA new approach to Flannery O\u2019Connor\u2019s short story can be found in the essay \"The Uncanny Theology of \u201cA Good Man Is Hard to Find'\".<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe point of conventions is that they provide common tools for understanding, so if you are preparing material in a British context, follow British rules. But if you are preparing a paper for a class or for publication in the United States, place periods and commas inside quotation marks.<\/strong>\r\n

<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

1. Read our\u00a0earlier post<\/a>\u00a0on what you can omit when quoting sources.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Works Cited<\/h4>\r\nBringhurst, Robert.\u00a0The Elements of Typographic Style<\/em>. 2nd ed., Hartley and Marks, 1999.\r\n\r\nThe Chicago Manual of Style.\u00a0<\/em>16th ed., U of Chicago P, 2010.\r\n\r\nMLA Handbook.\u00a0<\/em>8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.\r\n

Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White.\u00a0The Elements of Style<\/em>. 1959. 4th ed., Pearson, 2000.<\/p>\r\n

Yagoda, Ben. \u201cThe Rise of \u2018Logical Punctuation\u2019.\u201d\u00a0Slate<\/em>, 12 May 2011,\u00a0www.slate.com\/articles\/life\/the_good_word\/2011\/05\/the_rise_of_logical_punctuation.html.<\/p>\r\nTaken from: \"Why Do Periods and Commas Go Inside Quotation Marks in MLA Style?\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"MLA\r\n\r\n<\/article><\/div>","rendered":"

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1. Quotation Marks with Commas and Periods<\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0MLA Handbook\u00a0<\/em>notes, \u201cBy convention, commas<\/span> and periods<\/span> that directly follow quotations go inside<\/span> the closing quotation marks\u201d (88).<\/h2>\n

Look carefully at the following sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be carefully taught,\u201d wro<\/span>te Oscar Hammerstein II.<\/span><\/h3>\n

“After last night, I have only five dollars left,” mo<\/span>aned Robert.<\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

The rule is the same for a list of titles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julio Cort\u00e1zar wrote many short stories, including \u201cLa Noche Boca Arriba,\u201d \u201cCa<\/span>sa Tomada,\u201d and<\/span> \u201cBabas del Diablo.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is also the same for instances where a title within a title comes at the end of a sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new approach to Flannery O\u2019Connor\u2019s short story can be found in the essay \u201cThe Uncanny Theology of \u2018A Good Man Is Hard to Find.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Malcolm X’s most famous speech is “The Bullet or the Ballot.”<\/span><\/h3>\n

This placement is traditional in the United States. Follow the examples above<\/span> when writing an essay following MLA 8 formatting standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Quotation Marks with Dialogue: More<\/span><\/h2>\n

Look at this example again:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“After last night, I have only five dollars left,” mo<\/span>aned Robert.<\/h3>\n

When a quote is broken up by a speaker\/dialogue tag (phrases such as “Robert said” or Robert moaned” or “Robert yelled”), the second comma is placed before<\/span> the quotation marks:<\/h2>\n

“After last night, I have only five dollars left,” m<\/span>oaned Robert, “an<\/span>d I need to buy my chemistry textbook by tomorrow.”<\/h3>\n

“Well,” sai<\/span>d Jessica, “th<\/span>en you shouldn’t have ordered the lobster at dinner.”<\/h3>\n

3. Quotation Marks with Question Marks<\/span><\/h2>\n

If a question mark s part of your quotation, it stays inside the quotation marks; however, if the question mark or exclamation point are not part of the quotation, they go outside the closing quotation mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The children asked, \u201cCan we have ice cream for dinner?\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On the other hand, in the example below, the question applies to the entire sentence and not just the quoted material”<\/p>\n

Do you actually like the song \u201cGangnam Style\u201d?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

How many times have you read “Cora Unashamed”?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Quotation Marks with Semi-Colons<\/span><\/h2>\n

Semi-colons are placed outside<\/em><\/span> the quotation marks:<\/h2>\n

The committee declined to review those ballots “having no visible signatures”; h<\/span>owever, they did review ballots that had been signed.<\/h3>\n

<\/h3>\n
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Final Note:\u00a0In British style, commas and periods are placed outside the quotation marks<\/span>. You may also see this placement in newspapers and magazines. Do not follow this practice when preparing an academic essay following mla formatting.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

“You\u2019ve got to be carefully taught”, wro<\/span>te Oscar Hammerstein II.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julio Cort\u00e1zar wrote many short stories, including “La noche boca arriba”, “Casa tomada”, and “Babas del diablo”.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new approach to Flannery O\u2019Connor\u2019s short story can be found in the essay “The Uncanny Theology of \u201cA Good Man Is Hard to Find'”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The point of conventions is that they provide common tools for understanding, so if you are preparing material in a British context, follow British rules. But if you are preparing a paper for a class or for publication in the United States, place periods and commas inside quotation marks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

1. Read our\u00a0earlier post<\/a>\u00a0on what you can omit when quoting sources.<\/p>\n

Works Cited<\/h4>\n

Bringhurst, Robert.\u00a0The Elements of Typographic Style<\/em>. 2nd ed., Hartley and Marks, 1999.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Manual of Style.\u00a0<\/em>16th ed., U of Chicago P, 2010.<\/p>\n

MLA Handbook.\u00a0<\/em>8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.<\/p>\n

Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White.\u00a0The Elements of Style<\/em>. 1959. 4th ed., Pearson, 2000.<\/p>\n

Yagoda, Ben. \u201cThe Rise of \u2018Logical Punctuation\u2019.\u201d\u00a0Slate<\/em>, 12 May 2011,\u00a0www.slate.com\/articles\/life\/the_good_word\/2011\/05\/the_rise_of_logical_punctuation.html.<\/p>\n

Taken from: “Why Do Periods and Commas Go Inside Quotation Marks in MLA Style?”<\/a><\/p>\n

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