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 *"He likes to talk about football," she said, "especially when the Super Bowl is coming up."
+== Periods and commas ==
+*Always place peroids and commas inside quotation marks.
+*'''Example:''' "This is a stick up," said the well-dressed young couple.  "We want all your money."
+'''Remember''' This rule applies to single quotation marks as well as double quotation marks.
+'''Exception''' In the Modern Language Association's style of parenthetical in text citations, the period follows the citation in parentheses.
+== Colons and semicolons ==
+*Put colons and semicolons outside quotation marks.
+*'''Example:''' Harold wrote, "I regret that I am unable to attend the fundraiser for AIDS reseach"; his letter, however, contained a substantial contribution.
+== Question marks and exclamation points ==
+*Put question marks and exclamation points inside quotation marks unless they apply to the sentence as a whole
+*'''Example:''' Contrary to tradition, bedtime at my house is marked by "Mommy, can I tell you a story now?"
+*'''Example:''' Have you heard the old proverb "Do not climb the hill until you reach it"?
 == Work cited ==
 [http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref Hacker]
 [http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu Owl]