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- If the quote is not a question or exclamation, the punctuation mark goes outside of the quotation marks. You’ll often see this when someone is referencing something another person said.
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Sep 19, 2023 · You can use a question mark after an exclamation point in quotes to indicate an exclamation within a sentence that is a question, but don’t use a period after an exclamation point. (The exclamation point marks the end of the sentence.)
Jul 30, 2012 · If the quote is not a question or exclamation, the punctuation mark goes outside of the quotation marks. You’ll often see this when someone is referencing something another person said. Examples: Did she tell me to “go jump off a bridge”? I can’t believe she told me to “enjoy eating some mashed peas”!
Yes, that means you can't tell just from the punctuation whether just the quote or both the quote and the sentence is a question. It's usually obvious from the wording, but sometimes you might need to rephrase to eliminate ambiguity.
Similar to a question mark, when a quote has an exclamation mark, the quotation marks should go after the exclamation point. If the sentence does have an exclamation point, but the quote does not, then the exclamation point goes outside of the quotation marks.
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Exclamation Points with Quotation Marks. How do you punctuate if something in quotes ends in a necessary exclamation point or question mark but the sentence continues? The Chicago Manual of Style offers this example: Tichnick’s angry reply, “I do not know the man!” took us all by surprise.
Place a question mark or exclamation point within closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the quotation itself. Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.
3 days ago · If the question mark or exclamation mark is not part of the quote but part of a question or statement, place it outside the quotation marks.
