what punctuation goes inside quotation marks
In American English, question marks and exclamation marks are placed logically, based on whether they belong to the quote or the sentence. In British English, we treat periods and commas the same way. If a period or comma belongs to the quote, you put it inside of the quotation marks: They said, No, you have to submit it to the Board for approval.. Note that a period becomes a comma if the quote isn't at the end of the sentence: When I told them I'm moving out, they were shocked.