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Audley Posted 12 years ago
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General English Grammar Questions
I have two questions, if I may. When quoting someone or something and the quote ends the sentence, do I put the period before or after the quotations? My other question is the same as the above but with parentheses instead of quotations.
Examples:
1. "He told us he could not do the job today". or is it ."
2. It was too late to go to the store (it was about 11 P.M.).
The second one is confusing to me because there is also a period after the "M." Thanks in advance.
Examples:
1. "He told us he could not do the job today". or is it ."
2. It was too late to go to the store (it was about 11 P.M.).
The second one is confusing to me because there is also a period after the "M." Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to EF, Audley. 1. Your sentence looks weird to me as it seems to be reported/indirect speech.
- Welcome to EF, Audley.
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- Your sentence looks weird to me as it seems to be reported/indirect speech.
- " A colon (:) is also possible instead of the comma after said even though some people don't like it.
- 2.
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Welcome to EF, Audley.
1. Your sentence looks weird to me as it seems to be reported/indirect speech. I think you want to say: He said, "I can't do the job today." A colon (:) is also possible instead of the comma after said even though some people don't like it.
2. If I were to use parentheses, I would capitalise the initial i: (It was about 11PM / 11
1. Your sentence looks weird to me as it seems to be reported/indirect speech. I think you want to say: He said, "I can't do the job today." A colon (:) is also possible instead of the comma after said even though some people don't like it.
2. If I were to use parentheses, I would capitalise the initial i: (It was about 11PM / 11
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