When the direct speech (being reported) comes before the reporting clause, the comma separating them should be placed inside the inverted commas/quotation marks — not the other way round ...

Direct speech is when the exact words that have been said by a person are written down inside inverted commas. Inverted commas go before and after direct speech. They surround what was said by the ...

When you are writing, inverted commas or speech marks go before and after direct speech, surrounding what was said. "I'm hungry," she complained. If another character replies, use another set of ...