How to quote a quote?

Question

im trying to quote a passage from a book using mla format how would i do this

for example: the passage is "hey" he said.

and i wanted to put that in my paper

would it appear like ""hey" he said."????

thanks

Answer 1

Wait, I think I misunderstood: Okay, now I got it.

It would appear as: "'Hey', he said."

When using a quote within a quote, put the quote in singal quatation marks ('    ') and the entire thing in doubles ( "    " )

i.e. "The boy ran and said, 'ow! that hurt.' as he fell." Don't forget to cite before the period:

i.e. "The boy ran and said, 'ow! that hurt.' as he fell" (Brown, 8).

Answer 2

The above answer is correct, but kill the comma between author and page number, as per MLA guidelines.