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Cute572 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Qoutation Marks with commas

0 Hello There , I recently join this form. I have very weak english please help me out 02br
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00My first question is about Quotation marks and comma inbetween them.02br
00Would u please correct me on the following sentences ? 02br
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001- Her short story01font00, "02font00The Last Day of Spring01font00", 02font00won first prize01font00. 02font02br
002-01font00 "02font00Some laws01font00,"02font00 he intoned01font00, "02font00are made to be broken01font00."02font02br
003- 01font00"02font00Put those books on the shelves, she said, Or we'll never be able to locate them again01font00."02font02br
004- The title of the first chapter in the new science book is 01font00"02font00Introduction to the Planet Earth01font00". 02font0-
  

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02br 01i 00In American usage, a final comma or period always precedes a closing quotation mark, so your sentences would look like these:02i 02br 02br 001- Her short story01font 00, "02font 00The Last Day of Spring01font 01b 00,02b 00" 02font 00won first prize01font 00. 02br 02i 0-

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01i00In American usage, a final comma or period always precedes a closing quotation mark, so your sentences would look like these:02i02br
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001- Her short story01font00, "02font00The Last Day of Spring01font01b
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0 Thanks 01b00Mister Micawber!02b02br
00Tell me why we would place comma inside in 1st sentence?0-
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0 Because as he said, in American style guides, even though it is not always logical, the comma and period ALWAYS go inside the quotes. Always. 0-
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