potential use of comma after question mark-end quote
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:36 pm
Note the following sentence:
When the waiter came and asked the age-old question, “Is everything okay?” all of the people who had just complained about their steak said, "Sure, everything is fine."
Ths is the only point of grammar I am confused about -- should there be a comma after the end quote after the question, "Is everything okay?"
Thanks.
When the waiter came and asked the age-old question, “Is everything okay?” all of the people who had just complained about their steak said, "Sure, everything is fine."
Ths is the only point of grammar I am confused about -- should there be a comma after the end quote after the question, "Is everything okay?"
Thanks.