About combinations of punctuation marks
§ 198. When a comma and a dash meet, the comma is placed first, and then the dash, for example:
- “You live well, neighbor,” Petro greeted, touching his cap with his mitten.
Sholokhov
Note. If after the dash there are words that are separated by commas according to existing rules (for example, introductory words), then the first comma is omitted, for example:
- Pine, spruce, fir, cedar - in a word, all species of coniferous trees are found in the Siberian taiga.
§ 199. Closing quotation marks are not preceded by a period, comma, semicolon, colon, or dash. All these signs are placed only after quotation marks, for example:
- Zverkov began to instruct me on the “path of truth.” He is interested in “all sorts of answers,” but not people.
M. Gorky
You know, he had been planning to “get hurt” for a long time; he expressed to Evgeny Solovyov, Suler...
M. Gorky
Here you have “My Companion” - this is not an essay, it is good because it is not made up.
M. Gorky
§ 200. Question and exclamation marks and ellipsis are placed before the closing quotation marks if they refer only to the words enclosed in quotation marks, but after the closing quotation marks if they refer to the entire sentence together with the words highlighted by quotation marks, for example:
- I ask: “But what then?” He shrugged his shoulders and said: “This is a mystery to me!”
M. Gorky
“As for me, I am convinced of only one thing...” said the doctor.
Lermontov
Are “reviews” necessary now?
Belinsky
- On the contrary, one can more often say about such people: “He promised even less than he delivered”...
Belinsky
Note 1. If there is a question mark, exclamation mark, or ellipsis before the closing quotation marks, then the same marks are not repeated after the quotation marks; unequal characters, if they are required due to the nature of the corresponding parts of the text, can be placed before and after the closing quotation marks, for example:
- Have you read Chernyshevsky’s novel “What is to be done?”
- The drama club is preparing to stage the play “Into Battle!” Why do you say: “No matter how it is!”?
Note 2. If at the beginning or at the end of a quotation (the same applies to direct speech) there are internal and external quotation marks, then they should differ from each other in design (the so-called “herringbones” and “petals”), and the external quotation marks should not be omitted, For example:
On board the ship they radioed: “Leningrad has entered the tropics and is continuing on its course.”
About Zhukovsky, Belinsky writes: “Contemporaries of Zhukovsky’s youth looked at him primarily as an author of ballads, and in one of his letters Batyushkov called him a “balladeer.”
§ 201. Do not precede an opening or closing parenthesis with a comma, semicolon, colon or dash; all these signs are placed only after the closing bracket, for example:
- It was about two hundred steps to the shore, Ermolai walked boldly and non-stop (he noticed the road so well), only grunting occasionally...
Turgenev
Gnedich translated from Byron (1824) a Jewish melody, later translated by Lermontov (“My Soul is Gloomy”); Gnedich's translation is weak...
Belinsky
As soon as he drinks, he starts telling that he has three houses on the Fontanka in St. Petersburg... and three sons (and he has never been married): one in the infantry, another in the cavalry, the third on his own...
Turgenev
§ 202. A period, question marks, exclamation marks and ellipses are placed before the closing bracket if they refer only to the words enclosed in brackets, but after the closing bracket if they refer to the entire sentence along with the words enclosed in parentheses, for example:
- ...Do you deign to know the local judge - Pavel Lukich Mylov?.. You don’t know... Well, it doesn’t matter. (He cleared his throat and rubbed his eyes.)
Turgenev
He knew Latin, and Virgil’s “quos ego!” (I love you!) was not alien to him.
Turgenev
- The dinner was really not bad and, as a Sunday dinner, was not complete without fluttering jelly and Spanish winds (cake).
Turgenev
And don’t I see that this fool only looks at Burienka (we need to drive her away)!
L. Tolstoy
Note. After a quotation, followed in parentheses by a reference to the author and source, the period is omitted and placed after the reference outside the brackets, for example:
- I remembered the words of Bazarov: “Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man is a worker in it” (Turgenev).
§ 203. The closing parenthesis that ends a sentence is followed by the punctuation mark required by the sentence as a whole, regardless of what character may appear before the closing parenthesis, for example:
- His only son, my grandfather Lev Alexandrovich, during the rebellion of 1762 remained faithful to Peter III, did not want to swear allegiance to Catherine - and was imprisoned in the fortress along with Izmailov (the fate and union of these names is strange!).
Pushkin
Note. When there are internal and external brackets at the end of a sentence, it is allowed, if necessary, to use brackets of different designs (round and square).
What could be simpler marks at the end of a sentence!
Even in 1st grade, children learn to use a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark. All!
However…
Difficulties arise when signs have to combine. Let's get a look.
Dot, ? And!
Let's remember the main rule:
There are NOT more than three characters in a row: … !.. ?.. ?!.
However, the rule only applies when combined different signs.
If we are talking about one thing, only the point has the privilege, and even then there should be exactly THREE(not two and no more than three), and this sign is called an ellipsis...
Ellipsis not separated by a space:
- at the beginning of a sentence - from the first word
- at the end of a sentence - from the last word
- inside a sentence - from a word, after which is worth
? And! There are only single ones.
That is, according to the rules, even two!! or three??? in a row - ERROR!
When combined ? And! are placed only in the following sequence: ?! And never vice versa.
Important! You can often see something like this inside a sentence: …, or ..,
Remember: ellipsis and comma DO NOT MATCH.
In such cases we simply set … and continue the sentence with a lowercase (as after a comma).
When a point collides abbreviations (and etc.) with a period at the end of the sentence there is an absorption: put only one dot: etc.
At the same time: if such an abbreviation at the end of the sentence is in brackets, a period is also placed after the bracket (like this: etc.).
Dot, dot, ? And! with "quotes" and (brackets)
What to do when the above-mentioned signs with quotation marks “collide” » or parenthesis ) ?
The rules are perfect different.
QUOTES
If a single word or several words are enclosed in quotation marks, everything is simple. Let us consider only the case when an offer is made entirely.
In this case … ! ? are placed INSIDE, but . always AFTER quotes. ALWAYS! ».
Note: the quote configuration does NOT matter.
BRACKETS
At first glance, everything is simpler with brackets. But there is a very important nuance here too.
Let's look only at the end of the sentence.
If enclosed in parentheses full offer- all signs (and a period too!) are placed inside:
The girl concentratedly placed punctuation marks. (The boy watched her expression.)
However, if only part of a sentence- everything changes radically:
signs are placed after the bracket.
The boy watched the expression on his friend’s face (she was putting punctuation marks).
Of course, we must not forget about cases when, for example, ? or ! refers to what is enclosed in parentheses - it is clear that in this case they will be inside the parentheses. However, there must still be a final sign that applies to the entire sentence. BEHIND the bracket.
You are following my train of thought (I’m talking about signs!)?
About headlines
Almost everyone knows that headlines don’t have a full stop. But when the title consists of two (or more) sentences - for some reason questions arise :)
So: in headings consisting of several sentences, a full stop is NOT placed after the last one! Don't believe me? Ask Milchin and Cheltsova...
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Literature:
School textbook.
A. E. Milchin, L. K. Cheltsova.
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EXERCISE
Make 9 sentences:
- Three - with a different combination of characters at the end of the sentence.
- Four - with different combinations of characters . … ? ! with quotes.
- One with parentheses inside a sentence (the one in parentheses must be at the end of the sentence).
- One sentence enclosed in parentheses.
Handbook of the Russian language. Punctuation Rosenthal Dietmar Elyashevich
§ 66. Quotation marks and other signs
§ 66. Quotation marks and other signs
1. Period, comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before closing quotation marks (all these characters can only appear after quotation marks): Some voted for, others against, but the former constituted the majority; I’ve had enough of your “buts”, I’m fed up with them; Erase all the “white spots” on the map - this is what geographers have always dreamed of.(See also § 47, 48 and 54.)
3. If there is a question or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, then a comma after the quotation marks is placed only as required by the context: He often asked himself the familiar question “who should I be?”, but never found an answer for himself; Conscription slogans appeared on the sides of combat vehicles: “For the Motherland”(gas.).
4. If there is a question or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, then it is not repeated after the quotation marks: Have you read the novel “What is to be done?”
Dissimilar characters, if they are required by the context, are placed before and after the closing quotes:
I am reading A.I. Herzen’s novel “Who is to Blame?”
Which poem by M. Yu. Lermontov contains the words: “I love the Fatherland, but with a strange love!”?
A period is placed after the closing quotation marks if it is used before them as a sign denoting an abbreviation of a word: The ad said:
“Country furniture has appeared on sale: tables, chairs, sofas, etc.”
5. If at the beginning or at the end of the text (direct speech, quotation) there are internal and external quotation marks, then they should differ in pattern (“Christmas trees” and “paws”): The author of the article points out that “the golden fund of world literature includes such works of Russian classics as War and Peace.”
If there is a question or exclamation mark between the inner and outer quotation marks, then quotation marks of the same pattern can be used: An outstanding journalistic work by A. M. Gorky is the article “Who are you with, “masters of culture”?”
6. If a sentence or phrase enclosed in quotation marks should end with a comma, but the text continues, then the comma is not placed either before or after the closing quotation marks: The poems “You know the land where everything breathes abundantly” are familiar to us from childhood; But the time came when the “old man obsessed with drawing” could no longer hold a brush in his hand.
However, the comma is not omitted before the opening quotation marks: Remember “how beautiful, how fresh the roses were.”
From the book Handbook of the Russian Language. Punctuation author Rosenthal Dietmar Elyashevich§ 54. Quotation marks 1. Quotes are enclosed in quotation marks. If the quotation is framed as direct speech, that is, accompanied by the words of the author citing it, then the appropriate punctuation rules apply (see § 47 - 50): Belinsky wrote: “Nature creates man, but develops
From the book Great Soviet Encyclopedia (KA) by the author TSB§ 66. Quotation marks and other characters 1. A period, comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before closing quotation marks (all these signs can only appear after quotation marks): Some voted “for”, others “against”, but the former were majority; I've had enough of your "buts", I
From the book Handbook of Spelling and Stylistics author Rosenthal Dietmar Elyashevich§ 67. Parentheses and other characters 1. A comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before the opening or closing parenthesis; all these signs are placed only after the closing bracket (except for the case specified in § 26): Ovsyanikov adhered to ancient customs not from
From the book Handbook of Spelling, Pronunciation, Literary Editing author Rosenthal Dietmar Elyashevich§ 68. Ellipsis and other signs 1. After a question or exclamation mark, not three dots (the usual type of ellipsis), but two are placed (the third dot is under one of the named signs): How long to live in the world?.. (Tv.); And how you played yesterday!.. (Ostr.)2. At the meeting"
From the book A New Approach to Palm Reading by Webster Richard From the book Linux and UNIX: shell programming. Developer's Guide. by Tainsley David§ 124. Quotation marks 1. Quotes are enclosed in quotation marks. If the quotation is framed as direct speech, that is, accompanied by the words of the author citing it, then the appropriate punctuation rules apply (see § 119 - 122): Belinsky wrote: “Nature creates man, but develops
From the author's book§ 136. Parentheses and other characters 1. A comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before the opening or closing parenthesis; all these signs are placed only after the closing bracket, for example: It was Pyotr Gerasimovich (Nekhlyudov never knew, and even boasted a little about
From the author's book§ 137. Ellipsis and other signs 1. After a question or exclamation mark, two dots are placed (the third dot is under one of the named signs), for example: How long to live in the world?.. (Tvardovsky); And how you played yesterday!.. (A. N. Ostrovsky).2. When an ellipsis meets
From the author's book§ 124. Quotation marks 1. Quotes are enclosed in quotation marks. If the quotation is framed as direct speech, that is, accompanied by the words of the author citing it, then the appropriate rules of punctuation are applied (see § 119–122). Belinsky wrote: “Nature creates man, but develops
From the author's book§ 135. Quotation marks and other characters 1. A period, comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before closing quotation marks; all these characters can only appear after quotation marks. For example: Some voted “for”, others voted “against”, but the first were clearly
From the author's book§ 136. Parentheses and other characters 1. A comma, semicolon, colon and dash are not placed before the opening or closing parenthesis; all these signs are placed only after the closing bracket, for example: It was Pyotr Gerasimovich (Nekhlyudov never knew and even boasted a little about
From the author's book§ 137. Ellipsis and other signs 1. After a question or exclamation mark, two dots are placed (the third dot is under one of the named signs), for example: How long to live in the world?.. (Tvardovsky); And how you played yesterday!.. (A. N. Ostrovsky).2. When an ellipsis meets
Dear colleagues! Is there a need for a period after the quotation marks in sentences like: She smiled and said: “In that case, what is the question?”(.) Another poster depicting a soldier is entitled: “Down with the war!”(.) Thank you!
After direct speech that ends with a question or exclamation mark, there is no period.
| Question No. 299729 | ||
The question is this: if we type a quote in quotation marks in a SEPARATE PARAGRAPH, and it ends with? or na!, do I need to put a period after the quotation marks? Example (from the Red Line): “Yes, we will correct all the shortcomings,” said Peter Ivanov. “We will correct it!” (.)
Russian help desk response
If direct speech ends with an exclamation or question mark, there is no period after the quotation marks.
| Question No. 298553 | ||
Hello! This is the fifth time I have asked this question. I really hope that you will respond! Please tell me, is it necessary to put a period after the closing quotation marks? Does the rule apply here: “If there is a question or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, then it is not repeated after the quotation marks. Are unequal characters, if they are required by the context, placed before and after the closing quotation marks? If the dot is not needed, please tell me where it can be found in the reference books? Thank you! The sentence is as follows: Tell the owner of the house: “The teacher asks: “Where is the guest room in which I can celebrate Easter with my students?”
Russian help desk response
The rule you mentioned works here. You have placed the punctuation marks correctly, a period is needed.
| Question No. 297693 | ||
Good afternoon Please help me understand whether it is correct to put a period in quotation marks if it refers to initials, and whether it is necessary to put a period after the closing quotation marks? That is, how true is the writing: “So said M. M. Mikhailov.”
Russian help desk response
If, according to the context, a period must be placed after the quotation marks, then both periods are written, before and after the closing quotation mark: . ..Mikhailov M. M."
| Question No. 297272 | ||
Hello, dear employees of "Gramota"! I beg you to answer the question! Is a period needed at the end of the following sentence (after the quotation marks): Participation in a conversation on the problematic issue “Why can plants live in seas and oceans?”
Russian help desk response
In the example given, a dot is needed.
| Question No. 296714 | ||
Good afternoon Please tell me whether the punctuation marks are placed correctly (or you can avoid the dash after the quotation marks): But since in fact there is action [kamma], then such a view: “There is no other world” is a wrong view.
Russian help desk response
The dash is needed, the punctuation marks are placed correctly.
| Question No. 295033 | ||
Specify whether a comma or period is needed after the quotation marks in this sentence (quotation). To the question: “What difficulties did the secretary of the Komsomol organization experience at that time?”, Albina Ivanovna thought about it and gave a completely unexpected answer.
Russian help desk response
Right: To the question: “What difficulties did the secretary of the Komsomol organization experience at that time?” – Albina Ivanovna thought about it and gave a completely unexpected answer.
| Question No. 294640 | ||
Good afternoon We need your hint about the question mark with sentences in quotation marks. I heard that when an interrogative sentence is in quotation marks, a question mark is placed after the quotation marks. What if this is a two-sentence event title? Creative meeting "Crocheting. How to knit quickly"? How are the closing quotation marks placed in this case: before the question mark or after? Please tell me.
Russian help desk response
If a question mark is included in the name of the event (in the example above, it appears to be), then it is written before the closing quotation marks: Creative meeting "Crocheting. How to knit quickly?"
If the question mark applies to the entire sentence, then after the quotation marks. For example: Have you watched the film "Gogol. The Beginning"?
| Question No. 293930 | ||
Good afternoon. Please tell me whether a period is needed inside the quotation mark or another period (after the quotation mark) in the sentence: When I was getting ready to move to France, I heard only one thing: “You're lucky. Go."
Russian help desk response
The period is placed only after the closing quotes: When I was getting ready to move to France, I heard only one thing: “You're lucky. Go." But a question mark, an exclamation mark and an ellipsis are placed before quotation marks: When I was getting ready to move to France, I heard only one thing: “You're lucky. Go!”
| Question No. 293271 | ||
Good afternoon, in the sentence “I wish you happiness in your personal life and success in your work!”, the head of the administration emphasized. Should there be a comma after quotation marks?
Russian help desk response
No comma needed.
| Question No. 292155 | ||
In a sentence with direct speech: A: "P?" - according to your diagrams, why is there no dot after the closing quotation mark? Wouldn't it be more correct: A: "P?" - a question mark is placed at the end of direct speech, and a period after the quotation marks is like a period at the end of the entire sentence.
Russian help desk response
No, a period is not needed. A period is not placed after the quotation marks if there is an ellipsis, question mark or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, and the quotation (or direct speech) enclosed in quotation marks is an independent sentence.
| Question No. 291880 | ||
Hello. Is there a period at the end of the sentence (not a quotation): “The dictionary contains the mark ‘colloquial’.”?
Russian help desk response
The dot after the quotes is needed: ... litter "unfolding" ".
| Question No. 291879 | ||
Hello. Is there a period after the quotation if there is an abbreviated word before the closing quotation marks, for example: ““... etc.”?
Russian help desk response
A dot is placed after the quotation marks: ...etc.".
| Question No. 290508 | ||
Good afternoon Please tell me how to place punctuation marks in a sentence with direct speech (in a notebook)? If direct speech is before the words of the author, then where is the comma placed (after the quotation marks or before)?
Russian help desk response
| Question No. 289010 | ||
And when he called her, she said: “Not now...” Is there a need for another period at the end, after the quotation marks? Thank you!
Russian help desk response
A period after the quotation marks is not required.
Instructions
There are several rules by which we arrange quotes when writing. It's easy to remember them. The main thing is to understand why we are betting quotes in one case or another.In quotes, as a rule, we conclude a phrase that we want to highlight for some reason. Punctuation cannot "break" quotes and a phrase - in this case it is a single whole.
We place question marks and exclamation marks before quotation marks only if they refer to the words contained in quotes.For example, if we use the phrase “Who are the judges?” when writing, then we will have a question mark inside the quotation marks.
And if punctuation marks refer in meaning to the entire sentence (and to the words contained in quotes), then an exclamation mark, a question mark and are placed after quotation marks. For example: Shall we go watch the movie "Twilight"?
In this case, if there is a question or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, you need to read carefully and decide what role the quoted phrase plays in whether a pause is needed after it.
Pay attention to the punctuation marks that appear before and after the quotation marks. Identical characters after quotation marks are not . But unequal ones, depending on the context, are placed both before and after quotation marks. “If there is a question or exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, then the same sign is not after the quotation marks; unequal signs, if they are required by the context, are placed before closing quotation marks and after them." If we are talking about the expression “Forward, attack!”, then there is no need to put an exclamation mark after the quotation marks. But if the sentence looks like this: “Did he really say “Forward, attack!”?, a question mark will need to be placed after the quotation marks.
In the second case, direct speech and the words of the author are written in one paragraph. The punctuation looks like this:
- P, - a.
Direct speech begins on a new line and is preceded by a dash. After direct speech there is a comma and a dash after a space. Author's text with a small letter. Instead there may be an exclamation mark, a question mark, an ellipsis, but in no case. The author's text will still be written with a small letter.
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When typing text on a computer, you may encounter the fact that it contains famous quotes, direct speech, titles, etc. According to the rules of the Russian language, these elements must be highlighted on both sides with quotation marks. There are several options for how to insert quotes or by copying.
You will need
- Keys "Shift", "2", "E", possibly "Ctrl", "C", "V". "Copy" and "Paste" commands.
Instructions
Place the cursor in front of the word (sentence or paragraph) that you plan to enclose in quotes. If this word is written in or another foreign language, then it would be correct to use quotation marks ("...") or computer quotation marks. The “feet” look like two small comma lines, which are placed just above the word, before it and at the end of it. In turn, words and phrases in the language are indicated by “Christmas trees”. They are depicted as reduced double "less than" signs (<<) и «больше» (>>), which highlight a word or phrase on both sides.
To insert quotes" " on your keyboard, find the "Shift" key. It is located in two places - on the right, under the "Enter" button, and on the left, under the "Caps Lock" button. Next, simultaneously press “Shift” and the key with the number “2”, which also shows quotes. After this, in front of the word where the cursor is located, the quotes"Christmas trees". Close in the same way quotes by placing the cursor at the end of the desired word and pressing the same key combination. If you need to add quotation marks, switch to English (combination "Alt" + "Shift"). Then press "Shift" + the Russian letter "E" (where the top two commas are also drawn).
Some programs and keyboards may not be able to paste quotes“Christmas trees”, adding “paws” instead. In this situation, you will need knowledge of how to insert quotes, using a simple method of copying elements from one text to another. This method is especially convenient for novice users who do not yet know all the intricacies of using the keyboard. Select the required ones with the left mouse button quotes. Then right-click on the selected object. Select “Copy” from the list of commands that appears. To paste quotes into another text or text editor, position the mouse cursor at the location required for insertion. Likewise, right-click and select “Paste.” Then copied quotes will appear at the cursor location.
Helpful advice
To copy and paste objects, you can use the top menu "Edit" - "Copy" / "Paste", or the keyboard - "Copy" - "Ctrl" + "C", "Paste" - "Ctrl" + "V".
Sources:
- How to type quotes using the numeric keypad
- where are the quotes on the keyboard
Quotes may look different. They can be in the form of “herringbones” or “paws”, double or single, the opening quotes can be on top and the closing quotes on the bottom. In any text editor, putting quotes or changing their appearance is quite simple.
Instructions
To look like “ ” (“text”), switch to entering text in Cyrillic. To do this, press the key combination “Alt” and “Shift” or “Ctrl” and “Shift” or click on the flag icon on the taskbar in the lower right corner of the screen. While holding down the Shift key, press the number "2" on the main keyboard panel.
If you need to change double quotes to " " (''text''), switch to entering text in Latin characters. While holding down the “Shift” key, press the “” key, it corresponds to the key with the letter “E” in Cyrillic.
You can insert non-standard quotation marks (“text„ or “text”) into the text in another way. Place the cursor in the desired place in the text, go to the “Insert” tab and call up the dialog box from the “Symbols” section. To do this, click on the “Symbol” button and select the “Other symbols” command by left-clicking on it.
In the window that opens, select the desired font, in the “Set” field, set the value to “Punctuation” by selecting it from the drop-down menu. From the proposed list of symbols, select the quotes that you like best. Click the Insert button and close the dialog box. In order not to open the symbols dialog box each time when further working with text, copy the pasted symbols to the clipboard and simply paste them using the mouse or the key combination “Shift” and “Insert” or “Ctrl” and “V”.
To put single quotation marks, switch to the Latin alphabet, hold down the “Shift” key, press the “’” key (the letter “E” in Cyrillic) for the top quotation mark. The "," (letter "B" in Cyrillic) key is used for the bottom quotation mark.
With a Cyrillic keyboard layout, press and hold the “Ctrl” key, and then the “Ё” key twice to place a single top . For the bottom single quote, press the E key twice while holding down the Ctrl key.
If you need to replace all the quotation marks found in the text, on the “Home” tab, select the “Replace” command in the “Editing” section. A dialog box will open, in the first “Find” field, enter the type of quotes you want