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What is the correct way to use punctuation with quotation marks?: Difference between revisions
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*Always place peroids and commas inside quotation marks. | *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." | *'''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. | *'''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. | '''Exception''' In the Modern Language Association's style of parenthetical in text citations, the period follows the citation in parentheses. | ||