Post by Thor on Mar 28, 2014 20:44:22 GMT
Place a comma before the close quotation marks and add he/she said. He/she said, is part of the dialogue. Placing a fullstop before the quotation mark means that He/she said, becomes a sentence on it's own and requires a longer pause.
"Thank you for joining this forum," Thor said.
NOT
"Thank you for joining this forum." Thor said.
"Thank you for joining this forum," Thor said.
NOT
"Thank you for joining this forum." Thor said.