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Speech marks. Quotation Marks. The primary function of quotation marks is to set off and represent exact language . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Quotation Marks
Speech marks
• The primary function of quotation marks is to set off and represent exact language .
• We most often use them when working with outside sources, successful use of quotation marks is a practical defense against accidental plagiarism and an excellent practice in academic honesty.
1St : Double quotations for quotation and single quotations for words inside.
Example :She said, "Hurry up."
She said, “He said, ‘Hurry up.’”
2nd Three dots…
Call as EllipsisExample :
"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when…he asked for my autograph."
3rd Use quotation marks to set off a direct
quotation only
Wrong example : Thomas Edison declared that "Genius was one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."
Thomas Edison declared that genius was one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
First, drop the quotes:
Second, rewrite the sentence
According to Thomas Edison, "Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."
Third, move the quotes so that they enclose only Edison's exact words:
Thomas Edison declared that genius was "one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration".
comma
colon
Do not use quotation marks with quoted material that is more than three lines in length.
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http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node30.html
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