When a speaker's words are quoted exactly, they should be enclosed in quotation marks.
When the English adopted the use of quotation marks, they did not take over the French marks, but substituted two inverted commas at the beginning and two apostrophes at the end of the quoted paragraph.
When a sentence ends with a quotation, the period always goes inside the quotation marks.
Words enclosed in quotation marks or set off in some distinctive form such as verse, an advertisement, a letter, a menu, or a sign, immediately catch the eye at the beginning of an article.
Popular sayings, slogans, or current phrases are not always enclosed in quotation marks, but are often set off in a separate paragraph as a striking form of beginning.
When the verse is printed in smaller type than the article, it need not be enclosed in quotation marks.
Quotation Marks: a With quotations; b With paragraphs; c In dialogue; d With slang, etc.
It is correct, but not the best practice, to indicate the titles of books by quotation marks.
Words taken out of their context and made the subject of discussion are italicized or placed in quotation marks.
Do not underscore the title, or unnecessarily place it in quotation marks.
These words should be set off by commas, and both parts of the quotation enclosed in quotation marks.
When we are referring to titles of books, magazines or newspapers, or words and phrases used in illustration, we enclose them in quotation marks, unless they are written in italics.
A direct quotation is always enclosed in quotation marks.
But an indirect quotation is not enclosed in quotation marks.
Formal quotations, cited as documentary evidence, are introduced by a colon and enclosed in quotation marks.
Quotations introduced by that are regarded as in indirect discourse and not enclosed in quotation marks.
Quotations of an entire line, or more, of verse, are begun on a fresh line and centered, but need not be enclosed in quotation marks.
Quotations grammatically in apposition or the direct objects of verbs are preceded by a comma and enclosed in quotation marks.
In such a story as the above, the statements are usually printed without quotation marks; each paragraph begins with a man's name, followed by a dash and what he said.
Study the rules regarding the use of quotation marks.
A direct quotation should be inclosed in quotation marks.
When a direct quotation is broken by words of the author, each part of the quotation should be inclosed in quotation marks.
When a direct quotation is broken or separated by words which are not quoted, each part of the quotation should be inclosed in quotation marks.
Such a partial quotation should be inclosed in quotation marks, but you should not begin it with a capital or place a comma before it, unless the comma is needed there for some other reason.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quotation marks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
