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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Question/punctuation

Hello Friends,

I asked him why he didn't love our mother, to which he responded with a curt 'Did you?'

Is the punctuation right? I am assuming 'did you?' is a whole question, so the question mark would come within quotes. But do I also need a period AFTER the question mark and end quote?

Thanks, this is confusing!

  

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anonymous Is the punctuation right? Yes, in British English. In the US there would be double quotes.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Is the punctuation right?
  • Yes, in British English.
  • In the US there would be double quotes.
  • anonymous But do I also need a period AFTER the question mark and end quote?
  • No.
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anonymousIs the punctuation right?

Yes, in British English. In the US there would be double quotes.

anonymousBut do I also need a period AFTER the question mark and end quote?

No. A full stop, exclamation point or question mark suffices as terminal punctuation no matter what its function within the sentence.

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