Question

Where should the quotation marks be placed in the following sentence? When does class start? Tristan asked. “When does class start”? Tristan asked. When does class start? “Tristan asked.” “When does class start?” Tristan asked. “When does class start? Tristan asked.”

Answer 1

It should look like:

"When does class start?" Tristan asked.

Answer 2

The correct answer is “When does class start?” Tristan asked.

Explanation:

In texts, quotation marks (“”) are symbols used to enclose the exact words said by other people different from the author. This is necessary as it allows the reader to make a difference between the author or narrator and other voices in the text. For example, in literature quotation marks enclose the words said by characters. According to this, in the case of the sentence presented the quotation marks should be placed to enclose “When does class start?” as these are the words of someone different to the narrator or author, also, the section Tristan asked should not be enclosed because this belongs to the author or narrator not to the words said by Tristan.