#1 (permalink) Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:01 am 'The Final 4' -- BP |
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Per British punctuation only...
I've looked in the 'Oxford Guide to Style', albeit unsuccessful in locating an answer.
I say these are correct per British style. If any are incorrect, could you let me know? I've supplied my educated guesses and the reasons under each example. All I need to know for each is 'inside' or 'outside'. I think that I have all four correctly punctuated per British style—or at least I hope so!
(1) When she said "Make sure to put the dishes in the dishwasher," her husband complied. [Comma inside the quote (as exampled) per BrE because it acts as a substitute for a full stop in this instance.]
(2) When Jack asked, "How many chances do you want me to give you?" she was bewildered. [Comma is used to introduce the quote but no comma outside the ending quote because of the existing question mark.]
(3) When Amy screamed, "Stop or I'll shoot!" the burglar fled the house. [Comma is used to introduce the quote but no comma outside the ending quote because of the existing exclamation point.]
(4) "I will never give up on my dreams," Joe said. [The comma goes inside the quote marks because it acts as a substitute for a full stop in this instance.]
Thank you kindly. |
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