The difference between a period inside quotation marks and a period outside quotation marks.

The difference between putting a period inside quotation marks and outside quotation marks is as follows:

First of all, the quotation is complete and independent

When there is a complete sentence or paragraph in quotation marks and quotation marks are used independently, periods and other ending periods should be kept in quotation marks, and periods should not be used outside quotation marks ("inside quotation marks" and "outside quotation marks" here mean immediately before quotation marks and immediately after quotation marks respectively, the same below).

Note: punctuation marks are divided into labels and periods, and periods are divided into periods at the end of sentences and periods in sentences (commas, pauses, semicolons, colons).

For example:

Example 1 "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun in front of the sick tree." He likes these two poems best.

Example 2 Liu Yuxi said in a poem: "Qian Fan crossed the sinking boat, and Wan Muchun before the sick tree."

The following are examples of errors:

"Qian Fan is beside the sinking ship, and Wan Muchun is in front of the sick tree." He likes these two poems best.

Liu Yuxi has a poem that says, "Qian Fan is on the side of a sunken ship, and Wan Muchun is in front of a sick tree".

Second, the quotation is incomplete or not independent.

Except for the former case, that is, when quotation marks are incomplete or dependent, there is no period in quotation marks (usually there is no period in sentences). Whether there is a dot outside the quotation marks depends on whether the quotation marks are at the pause (including the end of the sentence).

(1) The quotation is incomplete or subordinate, and it is at the pause.

At this point, there is no period inside the quotation mark, and there is a point outside the quotation mark.

For example (incomplete, independent, suspended):

Example 3: "Qian Fan crossed the shipwreck", which is his favorite poem.

There is a poem by Liu Yuxi: "Qian Fan crossed the side of the sunken ship".

Another example (incomplete, dependent, at the pause):

His favorite poem is "Qian Fan on a sunken ship" because it contains philosophy.

His favorite poem is Qian Fan on a Shipwreck by Liu Yuxi.

Another example is (complete, dependent, at a pause):

His favorite poem is "Qian Fan on a sunken ship, Wan Muchun in front of a sick tree", because it contains philosophy.

His favorite poem is Liu Yuxi's poem, "When a boat sinks over Qian Fan, a sick tree leads to Wan Muchun".

The following are examples of errors:

His favorite poem is "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun by the sick tree" because it contains philosophy.

His favorite poem is Liu Yuxi's "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun in front of the sick tree"

(two) the citation is incomplete or independent, and it is located in a non-stop place.

At this point, there is no period inside the quotation marks and no period outside the quotation marks.

For example (incomplete, relevant, in non-stop position):

He likes the poem "Qian Fan on a sunken ship" best.

Another example is (complete, dependent, in a non-stop place):

10 His favorite poem is "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun by the sick tree".

The following are examples of errors:

* He likes "Qian Fan by the shipwreck, Wan Muchun in front of the sick tree." These two poems.

Third, special circumstances.

When the quotation marks are complete and there are question marks and exclamation marks at the end of the sentence, even if they are not used independently, they usually need to be kept in quotation marks.

Example 1 1 Su Shi asked, "When will there be a bright moon?" This question.

When inserting expressions such as "so-and-so saying" and "so-and-so saying" in the middle of the quotation, although the two quotations before and after may be incomplete, the dot at the end of these two paragraphs should usually be kept in quotation marks (note that commas should be used instead of colons after "so-and-so saying").

"Qian Fan crossed the side of the sunken ship," he recited. "Wan Muchun is in front of the sick tree."