When you want to end a sentence with a quote, does the period go after the punctuation and quotations marks or directly after the punctuation and in the quotations marks?

EDIT: like this !". or like this !."

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When you want to end a sentence with a quote, does the period go after the punctuation and quotations marks or directly after the punctuation and in the quotations marks?

EDIT: like this !". or like this !."

geneticrockhopper247 · Answer

As Dr. Whoever is quoted as saying, "I like cake!" <------correct. 

As Dr. Whoever is quoted as saying, "I like cake"! <------incorrect.

Does that help?

geneticrockhopper247 · Answer

@Aamirgsen does that make sense?

aamirgsen · Answer

no I mean like if I'm ending a sentence with a quote, where do I put the period? like "I like cake!". or does there not need to be a period at all?

geneticrockhopper247 · Answer

There does not need to be a period.

geneticrockhopper247 · Answer

I hope that makes sense...

aamirgsen · Answer

@geneticrockhopper247 yes it does, thank you!!