Is it ". or ." when you are using dialogue in a story

Answer 1

Punctuation always goes within the quotation marks of a sentence.

"Sarah finished her pie."

"When is Raul coming home?"

"I told you so!"

Answer 2

Punctuation goes inside of quotation marks.

Answer 3

Punctuation tends to fall in between quotation marks, except for a few special cases.

If the punctuation is part of what the person is saying, then it falls in quotations. Example: "I want a toy and I want one now!" The speaker is exclaiming this phrase, therefore the exclamation point is part of the quote.

If the punctuation is what the speaker is saying when referring to a quote, then it would fall outside. In this case, the quote itself has no specific punctuation or tone, but the speaker does. For example: Did she really say that she wanted "one trillion dollars"?

Answer 4

Punctuation normally goes inside quotation marks. However, there are exceptions. Question marks and exclamation points sometimes go outside quotation marks. For example, if someone is asking about a specific quote, a question mark would go outside the quotation marks: Did she really say, "I'm not talking to her again"? In this example, the question mark is not a part of the quote, so the question mark is outside the quotation marks.

The same practice could apply when using an exclamation point: I can't believe she said, "I'm not going to the dance anymore"! Again, the quote itself was not exclamatory; rather, the person referencing the quote is showing exclamation in response to what was said.

I hope this helps!