Quotation Marks: Where Do the Periods and Commas Go--And Why? - 0 views
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use a question mark or an exclamation point with a sentence that ends in a quotation, we follow the dictates of logic in determining where the question mark or exclamation point goes
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part of the quotation itself, we put it inside the quotation marks, and if it governs the sentence as a whole but not the material being quoted, we put it outside the quotation marks
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Universal American usage places commas and periods inside the quotation marks, regardless of logic.
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