Quotations with Commas

​Quotation marks are used to show when someone is talking in text.

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​Quotation marks will start when someone is talking, and end when they are finished.

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​Example: Mrs Youngfleish said, "Please do your homework."

​The most important rule is that ALL punctuation will be INSIDE the quotation marks.

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​Example: Clint said, "I love to go outside."

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​Example: "I love to go outside," Clint said.

​Commas will come before quotation marks if a person states they are talking first.

​Example: Jax said, "I don't want to share my toys."

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​Commas will also come in the quote ONLY when the quote will end with a period and then that the person said the quote.

​Example: "I don't want to share my toys," said Jax.

​The only times you can get away from using a comma will be when you are ending your sentence with a exclamation point (!), or question mark (?).

​Example: "Do you have to leave?" asked Myles.

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​Example: "I love teaching!" exclaimed Mrs. Youngfleish.

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​Notice how you will still end the quotation sentence with a period even with using an exclamation point and question mark.

​Your quote will ALWAYS start with a capital letter after the first quotation mark.

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​Example: Mrs Youngfleish said, "Let's go outside."

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​Wrong example: Mrs Youngfleish said, "let's go outside."