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Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers, Form AWriters, Form A

John LanganJohn Langan

Quotation Marks

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E© 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Quotation Marks

Quotation Marks (“ ”)There are two main uses of quotation There are two main uses of quotation

marks:marks:1. To set off the 1. To set off the EXACTEXACT words of a speaker words of a speaker

or writer.or writer.

2. To set off the titles of short works.2. To set off the titles of short works.

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Quotation Marks

Use quotation marks to show the exact Use quotation marks to show the exact words of a speaker or writer.words of a speaker or writer.NOT NEEDEDNOT NEEDED

Jennifer said that she enjoyed shopping for Jennifer said that she enjoyed shopping for clothes.clothes.

NEEDEDNEEDED

Jennifer said, “I enjoy shopping forJennifer said, “I enjoy shopping for clothes.”clothes.”

Quotation Marks (“ ”)

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Quotation Marks

– A comma sets off the quoted part from the rest of the sentence.

– Periods at the end of a quote go INSIDEINSIDE the quotation marks.

– Commas that come at the end of a quoted section go inside the quotation marks.

• EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE: “If the mall opens at nine,” David said, “If the mall opens at nine,” David said, “we can eat breakfast there.”“we can eat breakfast there.”

• EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE: Ryan explained, “ The skis are on sale Ryan explained, “ The skis are on sale until tomorrow.”until tomorrow.”

Using Punctuation with Quotation Marks (“ ”)

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Quotation Marks

CapitalizationCapitalization• EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE: Martha explained, “The flower Martha explained, “The flower

shop is my favorite store to visit.”shop is my favorite store to visit.”– Every quotation begins with a capital letter..

• EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: “Bands play music every “Bands play music every Wednesday night,” Jason said, “especially in Wednesday night,” Jason said, “especially in the new coffee shop.”the new coffee shop.”– When a quotation is split, the second part does

not begin with a capital letter unless it is another complete sentence.

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Titles• The second main use of quotation marks The second main use of quotation marks

is with titles of short works. is with titles of short works. – With titles of major works we use

italicsitalics..– If a font with italics is not available, the titles

of long works are underlined.underlined.

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E© 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Quotation Marks

• Use quotation marks to set off the titles of Use quotation marks to set off the titles of articles, short stories, poemsarticles, short stories, poems, and , and songs.songs.

• Long works such as novels, magazine Long works such as novels, magazine titles, and movies are either in titles, and movies are either in italicsitalics or or they arethey are underlinedunderlined..– Example:Example: The bookstore sells The bookstore sells Teen FadTeen Fad

magazine which has the article magazine which has the article “Why “Why Tattoos Attract Men.”Tattoos Attract Men.”

TitlesTitles

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Quotation Marks

Special Uses of Quotation MarksSpecial Uses of Quotation MarksTo set off To set off special words or phrases from from

the rest of a sentence.the rest of a sentence.Rob’s “nutritious lunch” consisted of a candy Rob’s “nutritious lunch” consisted of a candy

bar and a bag of corn chips.bar and a bag of corn chips.

To To mark a quote within a quote. For this . For this purpose, use single quotes.purpose, use single quotes.Jamie said, “My favorite short story is Jamie said, “My favorite short story is

‘Twirling’ by Carolyn Murphy.”‘Twirling’ by Carolyn Murphy.”