By Question marks, Quoting

I find these rules at http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp very helpful. Rule 1 ...

Anonymous wrote:Would it be, "I was a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionare?". I'm asking if the period following the sentence is nessacary in both AP and "universally accepted" style. Thanks.This is correct. Firstly, it is the title of a programme and the question mark is a part...

For american English, a period ending a sentence should always go inside the quotation marks. A question mark ending a sentence goes inside the quotation marks if you are quoting a question, outside if you are asking a question, inside if both. You should never have punctuation both inside and...

"The way I learned it (which may or may not be right), commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation marks go inside the quotation marks if they refer to the quote, and outside if they refer to the sentence the quote is a part of." This is my take

I sometimes use the word "clever" when describing a person.Here it is clear that the full stop has nothing to do with the quoted word and is part of the main sentence. The word "clever" doesn't need its own full stop. If we are quoting somebody speaking, then the quoted speech needs its own...

(This is Mr Micawber again-- I am Anonymous here because I forgot to sign in... again.-- MM) No, I'm in Yokohama, where the periods are indecipherable-- but I've been at EF long enough to learn a thing or two. Which reminds me: welcome to English Forums! Periods with...

You're welcome, Momo As I said, though, you will surely get more responses about this. If you're referring to the following: In the sixth chapter and sixth verse, Job asked an interesting question, "Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an...

Hello, momo I don't see anything wrong with your sentences. If you are quoting a question or an exclamation, it makes sense to place the question mark/exclamation mark inside the quotation marks: John asked me, "are you coming to the party?" As for the inclusion of commas and periods, there...