Which of the following is true of punctuation marks at the end of quotations in a sentence?
A. Commas are always inside the closing quotation mark.
B. Semicolons are inside or outside the closing quotation mark depending on the context of a sentence
C. Periods are outside the closing quotation mark irrespective of the context of a sentence.
D. Exclamation points are never placed inside the closing quotation mark.
A
Periods and commas are always inside the closing quotation mark. Colons and semicolons
are always placed outside the closing quotation mark. Question marks and exclamation points
may be placed either inside or outside the closing quotation mark, depending on whether or
not the question mark or exclamation point is part of the quotation.
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