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Punctuating Quotations Mini-Lesson #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.”
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Punctuating QuotationsMini-Lesson #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.” • 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.”
Semicolons and Colons • Always 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!”
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!”
Quotes within quotes • When 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.’”
