Where would the commas go in this sentence? "The first match starts at 9:00 A.M.” said Travis.?

Question

I don't know if the commas come before the quotations or after them.

If the comma came before the quotations, would I have to take the period off the M to put the comma beside it, or would I just leave it and make it like this "A.M.,"?

Answer 1

American standard style: "The first match starts at 9:00 A.M.,” said Travis.

British standard style: "The first match starts at 9:00 A.M.”, said Travis.

The British style seems to make more sense in certain cases, like this one, but the American rule is that periods, commas, and semicolons always go inside the quotations, no matter what.

Answer 2

The commas always go before the quotation mark. I'm always tempted to knock off the period after M (in A.M. -- which should be lower case, by the way) because it looks so weird to have a period followed by a comma followed by a quotation mark. But that's the way it's supposed to be.

Answer 3

The commas always go before the quotation!

Answer 4

After them. It should read:

"The first match starts at 9:00 A.M.", said Travis.

Answer 5

"The first match starts at 9:00 A.M," said Travis.

Answer 6

After the comma, you are seperating what Travis said from who said it. To learn more check out www.diannahacker.com

Answer 7

9 a.m.," said Travis. Definitely before..