I got a cortisone shot in my hip on Thursday and by Friday I had a bad case of hives or rosacea on my face. I wonder if this is a side effect and if I need to be concerned. I am a little hot, no fever and I have had some trouble sleeping.
Additional Punctuation Rules When Using Quotation Marks. A rundown of the general rules of when and where to use quotation marks. Use a comma to introduce a quotation after a standard dialogue tag, a brief introductory phrase, or a dependent clause. Put commas and periods within quotation marks, except when a parenthetical reference follows.
In general, commas and periods do not convey any meaning, so they usually can be removed from a quotation if they appear after the last word you quote. Exclamation points and questions marks, though, do convey meaning, so they should not be removed from quotations. Note the examples below: