Does the period go in the quotes or out of the quotes to end a sentence? i can never remember how it goes...its an easy 2 points for anyone who wants to answer
2006-10-22 14:10:28 · 6 answers · asked by amcol_soc07 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the period goes inside the quotes.... only the British use the period outside the quotes
2006-10-22 14:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by Lizzie_Oxford2010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside of course. The quotation is only part of the whole sentence, and its the whole sentence that you are finishing, so at the end of everything is where the period ought to be. The exception is if the quote is the whole sentence, and that is where the quoter finishes.
"Americans put the comma and the period inside quotation marks; the British (from where the true English language came from) put them outside" is what the good book 'Fumble Rules' by William Safire says.
2006-10-22 14:22:55 · answer #2 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inside.
2006-10-22 14:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by hschiro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends, if it's in conversation or something like that, it's inside. but if you're quoting a book or something, it's outside and after the bracketed page number.
2006-10-22 14:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by kristina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inside
2006-10-22 14:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He said, "I want to go to the grocery store."
"I want to go to the grocery store," he said.
"I want to go," he said, "to the grocery store.
Hope this helps. :)
2006-10-22 14:20:16 · answer #6 · answered by No substitute for privacy online 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋