Question

In an essay (MLA format) if I am using a song title and it is at the end of a sentence do I put the period in or out of the quotations?

ex.
I listened to "Real".
or
I listened to "Real."

Answer 1

It would go inside of the quotations.

Step-by-step explanation:

I don't have a real good explanation for why, I was just taught that it goes inside the quotations.

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