for example in this sentence "Do you remember this," <---- Why is the comma inserted before the closing quotation mark. Please dont type because it is a rule, explain to me why it is that way. Just wondering...Thanks!
2006-11-07 11:41:33 · 7 answers · asked by mel 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I think it should be like this, "Do you remember this?', unless the question is not finished like this " Do you remember this," she said "tonka toy?".
2006-11-07 11:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The comma, although not in the above example, would be a part of the sentence that is in quotes. Therefore, it must be inside the quotations. If, however, you were to say:
I couldn't seem to understand when Liz yelled, "Hey, where are you going?", because of the shrillness of her voice.
In that example, the comma is showing that what Liz said is an interjection into the main sentence, and thus, the comma goes on the outside.
2006-11-07 11:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by staaarrr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The punctuation is part of the sentence and the sentence is put entirely within the quotation marks.
Sue
2006-11-07 11:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why couldn't it be done! There is always room for a new grammatical rule? I'm certain many people agree? You're a bloomin' genius, don't you think!
2016-05-22 08:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is many things that cannot be explained, as the reasons we hear are not logical. we follow the people who started these rules, and we call it culture.
2006-11-07 11:53:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sonmar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats the rules, like this sentence should have started with a capital
2006-11-07 11:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
but "do you remember this?" is a question therefore it's a "?" not a ","
but yeah that rule stinks
2006-11-07 12:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by Snuz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋