diff --git a/crates/proof/src/it/grammar.rs b/crates/proof/src/it/grammar.rs
index 15078e72..9019218c 100644
--- a/crates/proof/src/it/grammar.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/src/it/grammar.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn ends_sentence(gap: &str, prev: &str) -> bool {
     // (Not the object placeholder `\u{1}`: `Chi era?\u{1} era Marco.` still starts a sentence.)
     // `«Vai?» disse lui.` and `—Vai? —disse lui.`: the narration after a quoted question or
     // exclamation (not after a period: `Finì. —domani` starts a sentence), or after a dialogue dash, goes on in lower case.
-    if end != '.' && (rest.contains('—') || after_marks.starts_with(|c| c != '\u{1}' && CLOSING.contains(&c))) {
+    if end != '.' && (rest.contains('—') || after_marks.trim_start_matches('\u{1}').starts_with(CLOSING)) {
         return false;
     }
     rest.starts_with(char::is_whitespace)
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ mod tests {
         // After a period the dash opens the next line of speech: a sentence starts.
         assert!(fixes("Finì. —domani partiamo.").contains(&pair("domani", "Domani")), "{:?}", fixes("Finì. —domani partiamo."));
         assert!(fixes("Finì. — domani partiamo.").contains(&pair("domani", "Domani")), "{:?}", fixes("Finì. — domani partiamo."));
+        // An inline object (`\u{1}`) before a real closing quote is skipped.
+        assert!(fixes("«Vai?\u{1}» disse lui.").is_empty(), "{:?}", fixes("«Vai?\u{1}» disse lui."));
         // An inline object (`\u{1}`) is not a closing quote.
         assert!(fixes("Chi era?\u{1} era Marco.").contains(&pair("era", "Era")), "{:?}", fixes("Chi era?\u{1} era Marco."));
     }
diff --git a/crates/proof/src/pt/grammar.rs b/crates/proof/src/pt/grammar.rs
index 23891238..eb0f89a6 100644
--- a/crates/proof/src/pt/grammar.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/src/pt/grammar.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn ends_sentence(gap: &str, prev: &str) -> bool {
     let after_marks = t.trim_start_matches(['.', '!', '?']);
     let rest = after_marks.trim_start_matches(CLOSING);
     // `"Vai?" disse ele.` (not the object placeholder `\u{1}`): narration after a quoted question or exclamation goes on in lower case.
-    if end != '.' && after_marks.starts_with(|c| c != '\u{1}' && CLOSING.contains(&c)) {
+    if end != '.' && after_marks.trim_start_matches('\u{1}').starts_with(CLOSING) {
         return false;
     }
     // A dialogue dash after the mark brings back the narration (`—Vai? —disse ele.`), which goes
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ mod tests {
         clean("\"Vai?\" disse ele.");
         clean("«Vai!» gritou ela.");
         assert!(!messages("Vai? \"sim\".").is_empty(), "a bare question still ends the sentence");
+        // An inline object (`\u{1}`) before a real closing quote is skipped.
+        clean("\"Vai?\u{1}\" disse ele.");
         // An inline object (`\u{1}`) is not a closing quote.
         assert!(!messages("Quem era?\u{1} era Marco.").is_empty());
         clean("Ele disse: \"Volto amanhã\". E saiu.");