- A quotation
mark is used to show the beginning and end
of reported speech.
EXAMPLE: "Stop looking at my hair." she said to
me.
- Use a quotation mark
to show a quoted word, phrase or title.
EXAMPLE: "War and Peace" is a novel by Leo
Tolstoy.
- All punctuation marks
that belong to a quote are enclosed inside the quotation marks of the
quote.
EXAMPLE: She asked, "Do you like me?" (Correct)
EXAMPLE: She asked, "Do you like me"? (Incorrect)
- If there is a quote
within a quote, it should be enclosed by single quotation marks.
EXAMPLE: He said to me, "I have read twice 'War and
Peace' by Leo Tolstoy."
- A comma
is used before the last quotation mark to separate the
quote from the rest of the sentence.
EXAMPLE: "Those horses are mine," said John
Wayne.
- A full stop
is put before the last quotation mark when this quote
is the last part of the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Mum said to me, "Eat your lunch
quietly."
- Quotation
marks are used to enclose a word or phrase when it is used.
EXAMPLE: What does 'anthropophagi' mean? / He habitually
says 'money cannot buy love.'
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