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MarathonKnitter
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quick grammar question
i'm asking a question that ends in a quote of a statement... where do i put the question mark?
the question is:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon."
which way do i end this question?
... real soon?"
... real soon."?
... real soon.?"
all of a sudden i feel very confused and feel like i did when i was first learning english.
thanks in advance.
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klingklang77
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Re: quick grammar question
MLA style would be the first one.
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| Posted 10/11/18 5:05 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: quick grammar question
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"... 
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
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| Posted 10/11/18 5:27 PM |
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by GoldenRod
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"...
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
What he said
You are asking a question
The quote isn’t part of the question
Message edited 10/11/2018 5:43:24 PM.
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| Posted 10/11/18 5:42 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by anonymoususer
Posted by GoldenRod
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"...
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
What he said
You are asking a question
The quote isn’t part of the question
It depends on the style you want to use. MLA says that you put the question mark in the parentheses.
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| Posted 10/11/18 6:19 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by anonymoususer
Posted by GoldenRod
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"...
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
What he said
You are asking a question
The quote isn’t part of the question
It depends on the style you want to use. MLA says that you put the question mark in the parentheses.
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/punctuation/does-punctuation-go-inside-quotation-marks.html
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MLA: Commas and periods directly following quotations always go inside closing quotation marks. Question marks can vary depending if the question is part of the quote, then the punctuation mark goes inside the quotation marks. If the question is not part of the direct quote, it goes outside.
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According to MLA style, in this case, the question mark goes outside the quote.
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| Posted 10/11/18 8:03 PM |
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by GoldenRod
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"...
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
Yes, this answer is correct. In MLA, the question mark belongs in the quotation marks if the quotation itself is a question.
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| Posted 10/11/18 8:43 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: quick grammar question
...soon”?
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| Posted 10/11/18 8:50 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by anonymoususer
Posted by GoldenRod
https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/quotation-marks/question-marks-with-quotation-marks/
Rule – The placement of question marks with quotations follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
Examples:
She asked, “Will you still be my friend?”
Do you agree with the saying, “All’s fair in love and war”?
Here the question is outside the quote.
NOTE: Although some writers and editors disagree in special cases, only one ending punctuation mark is necessary with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
So, in your case, it would be "none of the above"...
You should only have one punctuation mark at the end, so I believe it should look like this:
Who is most likely to randomly say, "It has been an honor. I hope you die real soon"?
What he said
You are asking a question
The quote isn’t part of the question
It depends on the style you want to use. MLA says that you put the question mark in the parentheses.
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar/punctuation/does-punctuation-go-inside-quotation-marks.html
...
MLA: Commas and periods directly following quotations always go inside closing quotation marks. Question marks can vary depending if the question is part of the quote, then the punctuation mark goes inside the quotation marks. If the question is not part of the direct quote, it goes outside.
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According to MLA style, in this case, the question mark goes outside the quote.
Uh OK. But it’s not clear in this context. You should really refer to the MLA 8th edition book (I teach MLA).
Anyway, the OP could sort out the context a bit for us.
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| Posted 10/12/18 4:07 AM |
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by drpepper318
...soon”?
This.
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| Posted 10/12/18 6:28 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: quick grammar question
Posted by klingklang77
Anyway, the OP could sort out the context a bit for us.
my boss asked me to put together a little "quiz" for the event i'm hosting, in two weeks.
all the specialists have had a moment (via phone conference) to introduce themselves to the team. i took notes and am to ask questions about who does what.
so...
the questions are roughly... "which one of your peers does this, that, or the other thing."
the specific question i'm asking is referring to a person who said that his favorite movie is the disney animated movie "coco." the quote within the question is from the movie.
this particular question is part of the "harder" questions that they are to answer as a team.
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| Posted 10/12/18 9:25 AM |
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