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Which sentences demonstrate correct use of commas with quotation marks?

Which sentences demonstrate correct use of commas with quotation marks?-example-1

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"Don't make me angry," Harry shouted, "or I'll really lose it!"

"You go look for Hagrid," said Hermoine.

Step-by-step explanation:

In American English, these are the rules when it comes to the ways quotation marks and other punctuation marks are written:

  • Commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks ("You go look for Hagrid," said Hermoine.)
  • Dashes, colons, and semicolons almost always go outside the quotation marks.
  • Question marks and exclamation marks sometimes go inside and sometimes stay outside.

When you're splitting a quotation in half, you should add a comma after the speaker to separate the speaker from the second part of the quote ("Don't make me angry," Harry shouted, "or I'll really lose it!").

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