If i were writing something like: I thought "What a stupid name" and i need to add a comma after the sentence. Does the comma come after or before the Quotation mark?
2007-09-06 17:28:20 · 6 answers · asked by Andrew 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The comma is correctly placed in your sentence, but it should end with an exclamation point (!) rather than a period. Also, please learn how to spell "grammar." Get into the habit of using your spell check before you submit your work.
2007-09-07 00:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the comma comes before the quotation mark
2007-09-07 05:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by MRose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What a stupid name," I thought.
I thought, "What a stupid name," but I shook his hand anyway.
the punctuation should go inside the quotation marks at the end of a statement and outside of parentheses unless what is in the parentheses is a complete sentence.
2007-09-06 20:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by christy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After. Before would mean there's more to the quote. After means the quote is over, and the rest of the sentence is your own words.
2007-09-06 17:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by JR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BTW, it's grammar, not grammer...lol
"What a stupid name," I thought.
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2007-09-07 02:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by misshiccups 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought, "What a stupid name".
2007-09-06 17:35:50 · answer #6 · answered by just hanging around 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋