Our blue couch will soon be replaced. (declarative sentence)
Please help me. (request)
Let’s be quiet. (mild command)

Jason asked, ‘‘Is this my slice of pizza?’’

Note: If the speaker’s exact words are a statement but are within a
sentence that asks a question, place the question mark outside the
quotation marks.

Did Mollie say, ‘‘Tomorrow is the deadline’’?

This is too good to be true!

Note: If a speaker’s exact words require an exclamation mark, place that
mark within the quotation marks.

‘‘What a great performance!’’ Emma remarked to James.
Note: If a speaker’s exact words are a statement, and the
entire sentence is an exclamation, place the exclamation mark
outside the quotation marks.
It is hard to believe that Mark ever said, ‘‘I think that you’re right’’!