this is my quote “How did the Danes resist Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II?.” is this the right way to quote a question?
2007-05-26 13:52:32 · 6 answers · asked by Lynn 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
should there even be a period in this quote?
2007-05-26 13:58:09 · update #1
There is no period in this quote. The question mark completes the sentence.
2007-05-26 14:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by Agent319.007 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to my "A Writers Reference" by Diana Hacker, the punctuation always goes inside of the quotation marks unless it is not part of the quotation this includes periods, commas and question marks. In your case it is part of the quotation. An example of the other case would be: did you hear this quotation, "a fool and his money are soon parted"? And of course the others were correct, in your example you would not use a period.
2007-05-27 20:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drop the period. What you quoted is a question, so use the question mark and follow it with the quotatiion marks.
2007-05-27 00:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by Evie S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes the period goes outside of the quotation marks, as it is not part of the quote. If you were quoting a statement, you would have one period inside, and one outside of the marks.
2007-05-26 21:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do not use double punctuation. Your quote is a question. Just use the question mark. Do start your sentences with a capital letter. I am so glad you are interested in doing it right.
2007-05-26 21:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by Richard F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-05-26 20:56:19 · answer #6 · answered by annie41 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋