How To Use Commas Before Quotes

You can use a colon a comma or nothing before a quotation.

How to use commas before quotes. The document says it was just after midnight that she was admitted. Use a comma after verbs of communication such as asked or said when they come right before a quote. Use a colon after an introduction that is an independent clause or if the quotation is at least one sentence. You can also use commas when a quotation is interrupted by a phrase like he said or she said in fact you use two commas. These words do not take a comma before the quotes unless it is appropriate for the sentence in general that is unless the grammar calls for it.

Rarely do these types of quotes need commas in front of them. If the introduction is not an independent clause and most aren t you can use a comma. If your quotation in running text i e with no introduction use nothing before it.