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Jack Read Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Punctuation in quotes
Hi,
I am having a touch of trouble with punctuating quotes. Could someone please shed a little light on the following and tell me if they are correct in terms of the full stop at the end?
1. Although many people smoke "many have tried to give up in recent years" (Smith 2009).
2. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (Smith 2009).
3. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (ibid. 234).
4. The idea was rejected by the author as "a waste of time".
Number 4 is the one that I am most unclear about. Any help would be great.
Thank you!
I am having a touch of trouble with punctuating quotes. Could someone please shed a little light on the following and tell me if they are correct in terms of the full stop at the end?
1. Although many people smoke "many have tried to give up in recent years" (Smith 2009).
2. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (Smith 2009).
3. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (ibid. 234).
4. The idea was rejected by the author as "a waste of time".
Number 4 is the one that I am most unclear about. Any help would be great.
Thank you!
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Hi, Jack. Welcome to English Forums.
1. Although many people smoke, "many have tried to give up in recent years" (Smith 2009).-- (Note comma.)
2. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (Smith 2009).
3. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (ibid., 234).-- (Note comma.)
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1. Although many people smoke, "many have tried to give up in recent years" (Smith 2009).-- (Note comma.)
2. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (Smith 2009).
3. This opinion is clear: "They simply don't want to try and give up" (ibid., 234).-- (Note comma.)
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Thank you for your reply and advice.
So for the first three the full stops are in the right places?
There was one I missed out:
5. The opinion was clear for the researchers: "At no point did anyone complain to their GP about sickness."
I think, without the citation info in the brackets, that the full stop goes inside. Is that correct?
I must say that
So for the first three the full stops are in the right places?
There was one I missed out:
5. The opinion was clear for the researchers: "At no point did anyone complain to their GP about sickness."
I think, without the citation info in the brackets, that the full stop goes inside. Is that correct?
I must say that
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5. The opinion was clear for the researchers: "At no point did anyone complain to their GP about sickness." I think, without the citation info in the brackets, that the full stop goes inside. Is that correct?-- Yes, because it is a full sentence, though there are style manuals that would still place it outside, I think.
I must say that the last one (number 4) for me seems very od
I must say that the last one (number 4) for me seems very od
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