Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What is the correct punctuation for quotes, peroids and footnote in this sentence?

He is often quoted as saying 鈥業 am making the last painting which anyone can make.'1





please pretend that the number one is small - it won't let me do that on this formWhat is the correct punctuation for quotes, peroids and footnote in this sentence?
He is often quoted as saying, ';I am making the last painting which anyone can make.';1





Use a comma before the quote and use quotation marks (';) not the onsie (').What is the correct punctuation for quotes, peroids and footnote in this sentence?
You have punctuated that sentence correctly. Periods, etc., always go inside quotes and then the footnotes.





EDIT: Yes, ';MG'; is correct about the comma before the quotation. Sorry about that. Also, a single quotation is only used when you are quoting within a quote, but if it's a single quote, use a double quote.
He is often quoted as saying, ';I am making the last painting which anyone can make';.1
Look no further. MG is dead right.

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