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  • How should I punctuate around quotes?

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How do I punctuate when using quotes?




“There were more?” Asked Wendy.




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"There were more," asked Wendy?






"He was amazing!" Exclaimed Billy.




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"He was amazing," exclaimed Billy!











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    “There were more?” Asked Wendy.




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    "There were more," asked Wendy?






    "He was amazing!" Exclaimed Billy.




    or;




    "He was amazing," exclaimed Billy!











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      • How should I punctuate around quotes?

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      How do I punctuate when using quotes?




      “There were more?” Asked Wendy.




      or;




      "There were more," asked Wendy?






      "He was amazing!" Exclaimed Billy.




      or;




      "He was amazing," exclaimed Billy!











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      • How should I punctuate around quotes?

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      How do I punctuate when using quotes?




      “There were more?” Asked Wendy.




      or;




      "There were more," asked Wendy?






      "He was amazing!" Exclaimed Billy.




      or;




      "He was amazing," exclaimed Billy!






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          Although the first version in each case is closer to being appropriate, neither is completely correct.



          The sentences should be formatted as follows:




          "There were more?" asked Wendy.

          "He was amazing!" exclaimed Billy.




          Although question and exclamation marks normally end a sentence, if they come before a quotation mark in the middle of mixed dialogue where the sentence continues, then the sentence does not actually end and there shouldn't be a capital letter indicating it does.



          Therefore, the next word has its initial letter in lowercase. (Unless, of course, it's a proper name or some other word that would have a capital letter regardless of its position in any sentence.)




          You may find Beth Hill's blog post "Punctuation in Dialogue" to be useful. It addresses this and similar issues.






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          • Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
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          Although the first version in each case is closer to being appropriate, neither is completely correct.



          The sentences should be formatted as follows:




          "There were more?" asked Wendy.

          "He was amazing!" exclaimed Billy.




          Although question and exclamation marks normally end a sentence, if they come before a quotation mark in the middle of mixed dialogue where the sentence continues, then the sentence does not actually end and there shouldn't be a capital letter indicating it does.



          Therefore, the next word has its initial letter in lowercase. (Unless, of course, it's a proper name or some other word that would have a capital letter regardless of its position in any sentence.)




          You may find Beth Hill's blog post "Punctuation in Dialogue" to be useful. It addresses this and similar issues.






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          • Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
            – V2Blast
            Aug 23 at 20:12














          up vote
          10
          down vote













          Although the first version in each case is closer to being appropriate, neither is completely correct.



          The sentences should be formatted as follows:




          "There were more?" asked Wendy.

          "He was amazing!" exclaimed Billy.




          Although question and exclamation marks normally end a sentence, if they come before a quotation mark in the middle of mixed dialogue where the sentence continues, then the sentence does not actually end and there shouldn't be a capital letter indicating it does.



          Therefore, the next word has its initial letter in lowercase. (Unless, of course, it's a proper name or some other word that would have a capital letter regardless of its position in any sentence.)




          You may find Beth Hill's blog post "Punctuation in Dialogue" to be useful. It addresses this and similar issues.






          share|improve this answer




















          • Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
            – V2Blast
            Aug 23 at 20:12












          up vote
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          up vote
          10
          down vote









          Although the first version in each case is closer to being appropriate, neither is completely correct.



          The sentences should be formatted as follows:




          "There were more?" asked Wendy.

          "He was amazing!" exclaimed Billy.




          Although question and exclamation marks normally end a sentence, if they come before a quotation mark in the middle of mixed dialogue where the sentence continues, then the sentence does not actually end and there shouldn't be a capital letter indicating it does.



          Therefore, the next word has its initial letter in lowercase. (Unless, of course, it's a proper name or some other word that would have a capital letter regardless of its position in any sentence.)




          You may find Beth Hill's blog post "Punctuation in Dialogue" to be useful. It addresses this and similar issues.






          share|improve this answer












          Although the first version in each case is closer to being appropriate, neither is completely correct.



          The sentences should be formatted as follows:




          "There were more?" asked Wendy.

          "He was amazing!" exclaimed Billy.




          Although question and exclamation marks normally end a sentence, if they come before a quotation mark in the middle of mixed dialogue where the sentence continues, then the sentence does not actually end and there shouldn't be a capital letter indicating it does.



          Therefore, the next word has its initial letter in lowercase. (Unless, of course, it's a proper name or some other word that would have a capital letter regardless of its position in any sentence.)




          You may find Beth Hill's blog post "Punctuation in Dialogue" to be useful. It addresses this and similar issues.







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          • Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
            – V2Blast
            Aug 23 at 20:12
















          • Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
            – V2Blast
            Aug 23 at 20:12















          Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
          – V2Blast
          Aug 23 at 20:12




          Yep. And if the sentence continues after the end of the quote, then a comma will usually only replace a period (or a lack of punctuation) at the end of the quote; question marks and exclamation points in the quote will remain and not be replaced with a comma.
          – V2Blast
          Aug 23 at 20:12


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