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Using Punctuation with Quotation Marks — Part II
The previous issue of Grammar Tips & Tidbits addressed the use of various punctuation marks (specifically periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points) with quotation marks. If you'd like to review the last newsletter, click here.
Today we'll continue this discussion, but this time we'll focus on how to use semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses with quotation marks.
Remember that the following rules
apply only to American English. The British have their own guidelines, and the rules in Canada often vary depending on the location.
A) When the parenthetical element is part of the quotation, the closing parenthesis is placed inside the closing quotation mark.
B) When the quotation is part of the parenthetical element, the closing parenthesis is placed
outside the closing quotation mark.
In the next issue of Grammar Tips & Tidbits, we'll discuss what to do when a quotation at the end of a sentence requires a different punctuation mark inside and outside the closing quotation mark. We'll also tackle a related topic: using double punctuation at the end of a sentence.
Additional Resources: ●
Read past grammar tips in the
Grammar
Tips & Tidbits Archive. Be sure
1. Sabin, William A. The Gregg Reference Manual. 10th ed.
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