Apa Period Inside Or Outside Quotes

Place other punctuation marks inside quotation marks only when they are part of the quoted material.

Apa period inside or outside quotes. Block quotations 40 words or more. Periods come inside with only one exception the period always comes inside closing quotation marks. Simply put just ask yourself is the period for the quote or for the main sentence. For example if the sentence is a question but the words in the quote are not the question mark would go outside the quotation marks.

The period is unique among punctuation marks in that yes it always goes inside the quotation marks. If the quotation is a sentence then the period should be inside the quotation marks. Put semi colons colons etc outside both. Quotes within a quote use single quotation marks to indicate dialog or quotations within a quotation.

To identify the anchors of a scale. Place periods and commas within closing single or double quotation marks. Put commas and periods within quotation marks except when a parenthetical reference follows. For other punctuation marks where the closing punctuation goes depends on which idea it refers to the sentence or the quote.

If the quotation includes material already in quotation marks see section 8 33 of the publication manual. That s always true whether the quotation appears at the beginning of the sentence in the middle of the sentence or at the very end. This should help guide you. For a quotation of 39 words or fewer that ends a sentence place the period after the closing bracket of the citation american psychological association apa 2020 p.

Luckily when it comes to periods and commas the answer to whether they go inside or outside the quotation mark is much simpler. He said i may forget your name but i never forget a face history is stained with blood spilled in the name of civilization mullen criticizing the apparent inaction writes donahue s policy was to do nothing 24. Instead use italics mindfulness is defined as the act of noticing new things a process that promotes flexible responding to the demands of the environment pagnini et al 2016 p. He said we need to tell the boss right away she reported that the boss was in her words miffed.

When multiple quotation marks are used for quotations within quotations keep the quotation marks together put periods and commas inside both. This rule applies even if only one quoted word ends the sentence. However if the quote is a phrase then the period should be outside the quotation mark. If you re using american english they go inside.

271 e g that terrible storm last night startled my cat and she hid under the bed for hours liu 2015 p.