In Paragraphs^x, Question marks^x

These punctuation marks (the British call them inverted commas) come in two forms, double and single. The double quotation marks (opening “ and closing ”) are used to enclose the words of a direct quotation: She said, “I’ll never see you again.” (They are never used in indirect quotation: She...

There is no need to start a new line here (it's not a dialogue). If you think it's a good place to start a new paragraph then you can, but it's not mandatory.

Thank you Mr. Wordy I want to know why we don't use question mark in such context you have explained. I have seen this type before but i don't know the exact reason for usage. When I got in 2nd grade, my father bought me a beautiful diary. I loved its pink colored pages and in...

I came across this post in searching for an answer to my similar question.Do I understand correctly that even if the entire sentence in parenthesis is the final sentence of a paragraph, page or chapter of a book, there is no need for additional punctuation outside the parenthesis?It looks so...

To me, the rules regarding punctuation around quotation marks are not always logical. To 'remember' them, I extracted the following from Webster's Third New International Dictionary: 13.1 Direct quotations: "When I am dead," said one of the keenest minds, "lay a sword on my coffin." 13.2 In...

And how about this, from the second paragraph of the 'Eats Shoots etc' excerpt?-- Cruelty to punctuation is quite unlegislated: you can get away with pulling the legs off semicolons; shrivelling question marks on the garden path under a powerful magnifying glass; you name it. Shouldn't those...

Hi Daniel, You need to review your spelling. It is very poor. MS Word or a similar program should catch many of the errors. You have to understand the correct verbs to use. We have... I have... My family has... He has... Looking at and revising your first paragraph... There are many...

Sorry for the delay -- I wanted to check first with a real editor to get an authoritative answer. He used a gerund in his last sentence (whatever that is!). In the above sentence, the full stop is definitely needed after the right parenthesis. The parenthetical information is part of the...

The (incomplete) Punctuation FAQ Hopefully this will grow in time, as other questions are asked and answered, and other people add to this. Hopefully (!) some kind moderator or adminstrator will mark this thread as sticky. INTRODUCTION In grammar, the rules are forged in a delicate balance...