Question

1. fill in the blank:

when a quotation ends a sentence and includes a period, the period should be placed ________________ the quotation marks.
word bank: inside, outside, before, after, above, below

Explanation:

In English punctuation rules, when a quotation ends a sentence and contains a period, the period is placed inside the quotation marks. This is a standard rule for using quotation marks in American English (and also commonly followed in many writing conventions). We check the word bank and "inside" fits this rule.

Answer:

inside