Speech Punctuation

 Use quotation marks (" ") to indicate the exact words spoken by a person.
 Start a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.
 Place commas and periods inside the quotation marks.
 Use a comma or a question mark inside the quotation marks if the sentence
continues after the spoken words.
 Use a question mark or an exclamation mark inside the quotation marks if it
is part of the quoted speech.
 Use single quotation marks (' ') within double quotation marks to indicate a
quote within a quote.
1. Placement of speech marks:
- "Hello," said Mary.
2. Punctuation before closing speech marks:
- Use a comma, question mark, or exclamation mark before closing the speech
marks depending on the context:
- "Are you coming to the party?" she asked.
- "I can't believe it!" he exclaimed.
3. Capitalization after closing speech marks:
- If the quoted speech is the end of the sentence, use a period, question mark,
or exclamation mark, then capitalize the next word if it begins a new sentence:
- "Yes," she replied. "I'll be there."
- If the quoted speech is followed by a dialogue tag (e.g., he said, she asked), use
a comma and lowercase the next word:
- "I'm so excited," she said, "to see you."
- If the quoted speech is part of the same sentence, continue the sentence
without capitalizing:
- "I'll be there," she said, "but I might be late."