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Quotes and Quotation Marks
By Rachel Hanchrow
Quotes vs. quotations To quote means to repeat the exact
words of another with the acknowledgement of the source.
A quotation is a phrase or a sentence from a book or a speech that reflects the author's profound thoughts.
Quotation marks there are two types of quotation marks:
single quotes (` ') and double quotes (“ ").
a pair of quotation marks encloses a direct quotation, a repetition of someone's exact words.
A pair of single quotes are used when there is a quote inside another quote.
Rules about quotation marks Periods and commas always go inside quotation
marks, even inside single quotes If a question is in quotation marks, the question
mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. When you have a question outside quoted material
AND inside quoted material, use only one question mark and place it inside the quotation mark.
Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Note that the period goes inside all quote marks.
Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation only
Direct Quotes Direct quotes always have to be in
quotations!!!!! EXAMPLES: She said, “I like apples when I eat lunch.” Did she say, “What did you do for
Halloween?” Rachel said, “Taylor said, ‘Katie and
Landers play soccer.” “I like penguins.” she said.