Are the Quotations correct and is a comma required after Heart?
“Have you ever read the story "’The Tell-Tale Heart’" by Edgar Allan Poe?” Dave asked.
Set of the title with single quotation marks since it is inside the quotation.
“Have you ever read the story ’The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe?” Dave asked.
Thank you
The quotations in the sentence are not correct. Additionally, a comma is not required after "Heart."
To correctly punctuate and format the sentence, it should be written as follows:
"Have you ever read the story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe?" Dave asked.
When using quotation marks, the standard practice is to use double quotation marks (" ") to enclose the main quote. Within the main quote, if there is a quotation or title mentioned, it should be enclosed in single quotation marks (' ').
In this case, the main quote is "The Tell-Tale Heart," and it should be enclosed in single quotation marks (' '). The double quotation marks (" ") are used to enclose the entire sentence where Dave is asking the question.
Additionally, a comma is not necessary after "Heart" because it is not being used as part of a separate clause or phrase that requires a comma to separate it from the rest of the sentence.