Cute572  +  506425 Mon, 28 Apr 08 11:08 AM  Hello There , I recently join this form. I have very weak english please help me out    My first question is about Quotation marks and comma inbetween them. Would u please correct me on the following sentences ?   1- Her short story, "The Last Day of Spring", won first prize.  2- "Some laws," he intoned, "are made to be broken." 3- "Put those books on the shelves, she said, Or we'll never be able to locate them again." 4- The title of the first chapter in the new science book is "Introduction to the Planet Earth".    Cute572 Joined on Mon, Apr 28 2008 Full Member 215 Glitter Graphics Commas, Quotation Marks

	Mister Micawber  +  506477 Mon, 28 Apr 08 12:57 PM . In American usage, a final comma or period always precedes a closing quotation mark, so your sentences would look like these: 1- Her short story, "The Last Day of Spring," won first prize. 2- "Some laws," he intoned, "are made to be broken." -- OK 3- "Put those books on the shelves," she said, "or we'll never be able to locate them again." 4- The title of the first chapter in the new science book is "Introduction to the Planet Earth."  I must admit, though, that I do not adhere to the rule, and would put the commas and periods outside if they did not apply to the material within the quotes. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 33,325 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Commas, Quotation Marks

	Grammar Geek  +  506571 Mon, 28 Apr 08 02:51 PM 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. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 20,881 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Commas