"I'm going to watch the movie tonight." said Mary.
vs
"I'm going to watch the movie tonight," said Mary.
Which one is correct? I thought number one, but now someone is saying that is number 2 and some advice on when to indent while using quotations would be nice too.
Answers:
"I'm going to watch the movie tonight," said Mary.
the second one is correct, because you always use comma when you write "said ____" after the quotation. But if "said ____" is front of the quotation, then you should use a period. For example, When I went to my friend's house, he said, "I'm going to church tomorrow." then it's
"i'm going to watch the movie tonight," said Mary. Use indentations when changing to a different person talking or a new paragraph.
Unless the sentence ends with either an exclamation or a question mark, you put in the comma
Number two is a better quote. Whenever you have a quote from someone ,always punctuate the end of a sentence before you name the person who said it.
It's a little difficult on my computer to read whether you have a period or a comma. If the second one is a comma.then that is the correct one.
There are different formats to use when writing or typing quotes . The block form wouldn't have any indents. The First quotation mark is sufficient.
It would be #2. The only time you would use a period inside quotation marks would be if the entire sentence were finished. An example would be - Mary said, "I'm going to watch the movie tonight."
Hope that helps!
There you've done it again you have relapsed me into a.d.d. I think you should be charged with mental abuse I hope you're satified
The period comes only at the complete end of the sentence, so this is correct:
"I'm going," Mary said.
Or this is correct:
Mary said, "I'm going."
The comma sets off the spoken words from the "tag" naming the speaker.
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