The same punctuation is used inside of quotation marks as is used outside of quotation marks.
It depends where you live. In the USA punctuation is placed inside the quotes, like this: "My dog is brown." but in Britain, it is placed outside the quotation marks, like this "My dog is brown".
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Punctuation.
Quotation marks (β)
For APA, MLA, Chicago, and most of the stylebooks I have seen, you put periods and commas inside quotation marks, like "this," and everything else outside (like question marks and semicolons).
It depends where you live. In the USA punctuation is placed inside the quotes, like this: "My dog is brown." but in Britain, it is placed outside the quotation marks, like this "My dog is brown".
Quotation marks. "" <- are quotation marks
You put the quotation marks around what was said, start a new paragraph for each speaker, and put any punctuation marks inside the quotation marks.
It depends if the quotation is a question or statement. If the quote is a question, the quotation mark goes before the punctuation; if the quotation requires a period, the marks goes outside of the statement.
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Punctuation.
Place the ending punctuation inside the closing quotation mark if it's part of the quoted material. For example: She said, "Hello." If the punctuation is not part of the quote, place it outside the closing quotation mark. For example: Did you read the article "The Benefits of Exercise"?
You use a period inside of quotation marks when the quote you are using ends in a full stop and the sentence in which the quotation takes place is also ending.Example:She said, "He has not done his homework."
In American English, periods always go inside quotation marks. In British English, periods go inside quotation marks when they are part of the quoted material, but outside if they are not. It's important to be consistent with the style guide you are following.
Quotation marks (β)
Punctuation marks such as periods and commas should be placed outside the set of quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points should be placed inside if they are part of the quoted material, and outside if they are not.