Tagline Placement Rule Example Before quotations Put a comma _________the tag. ___________ and punctuate the spoken words as normal. Mel inquired, "What's that noise?" After quotations Put a ___________ after the tag or speaker's name. Capitalize and punctuate the spoken words as normal. *Exception: If the spoken words end with a period, change the period to a ______________. "What's that noise?" Mel inquired. *"I hear a noise," stated Mel. Between quotations Put a __________ _____________the tag or speaker's name. Place quotations around the second set of spoken words. Capitalize and punctuate the spoken words as normal. "What's that noise?" Mel inquired. "Everybody run!"