Comma Question?

Question

I have a quick question about commas

here is a sentence,


1. Although the parents of East Meadow claimed that this was not a "racial issue", .....

2. Although the parents of East Meadow claimed that this was not a "racial issue," .....


which is the correct way.. please do do anwser "I am going to do your homework for you.."

this is just a question not my homework

i am getting mixed anwser i prefer #1 but what is the real anwser

Answer 1

It is the first one...but not because the comma has nothing to do with racial issues. Please. The comma always, always, always goes outside of the quotation marks! It is improper to place the comma inside the quotation marks...unless of course you are quoting a full sentence that has a comma. Other than that, that comma you are asking about...belongs outside.

Answer 2

1. Although the parents of East Meadow claimed that this was not a "racial issue",

Answer 3

In the USA, the correct answer is absolutely #2.

The rule is this: Commas & periods ALWAYS go inside quotes. It does not matter whether they have anything to do with the quoted material. This rule doesn't use "logic"; you just ALWAYS put them inside.

Example, I just saw "Superman," but I didn't like it.

Other punctuation marks (such as ! & ?) go inside the quote if it's logical to do so, and outside if it's logical to.

Example: I saw "Superman"!

Okay?

Answer 4

Depends. The British style is to put the comma on the outside, the American style is to put the comma on the inside. In general American usage, either way is acceptable.

Answer 5

Andf the definitive answer is. . . .

I am British (oh yes), and I use the outside rule if the words in quotes (called inverted commas) are not part of the phrase: "I hate 'Twinkies', but if necessary, I could choke one down.")

But I am seeing all kinds of rules that make this a dire quandary.

I will leave it to Ms. Truss of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves." She knows whereof she speaks.

Answer 6

The correct one is number 1, because a comma doesn't have anything do do with racial issues, so it goes outtside

Answer 7

1 is more common in British English and 2 is more common in US English.

Answer 8

The comma goes outside of the quotations because it is not part of the phrase.
edit- just like the comma goes outside of the quotations -"Superman", because it is not part of the title.

Answer 9

the second one is correct. the comma always comes before the end quotes.

Answer 10

#2 is the correct way...Punctuation always goes inside the quotes.