Do Commas Go Inside Quotes

Double quotation marks aren’t australian government style. This is a case in which the accepted british and american english authorities appear to offer conflicting advice (but see final paragraph). For most quotes within a quote, where the text inside single quotes falls at the end of the sentence or question, the single and double quotation marks should be after the period or question mark at the end.

Thus, in the following sentence, the comma is placed after taught: Putting quotation marks around them doesn't turn. Otherwise, leave a space between the end of the quotation and the citation.

For most quotes within a quote, where the text inside single quotes falls at the end of the sentence or question, the single and double quotation marks should be after the period or question mark at the end.

Double quotation marks aren’t australian government style. Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks, while semicolons and colons always go outside, in all cases involving quotation marks (again, american usage, not british usage). Show direct speech and the quoted work of other writers. In the example given in the question, the list is of a series of terms, or 'elements'.