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When is it appropriate to capitalize the second part of a direct quotation interrupted mid-sentence?
When a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, you should **not** capitalize the second part of the quotation.
For example:
“I didn’t see an actual alien being,” Mr. Johnson said, “but I sure wish I had.” [[1](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/quotation_marks/index.html)]
Also remember that punctuation like periods and commas always come **before** the final quotation mark. [[1](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/quotation_marks/index.html)]
