Ch. 25 – Quotation Marks and Italics © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Opening Activity There are quotation mark errors in two of the following sentences. Which sentence is correct? A. The “magazine article” Beating Diabetes with Six Simple Steps outlines a practical plan for Diabetes control. B. “Beating Diabetes with Six Simple Steps” begins with a discussion of eating food with a low Glycemic index. C. I asked my friend if she read the article, “Why wouldn’t I? she replied.”

Answers There are quotation mark errors in two of the following sentences. Which sentence is correct? A. The “magazine article” Beating Diabetes with Six Simple Steps outlines a practical plan for Diabetes control. B. “Beating Diabetes with Six Simple Steps” begins with a discussion of eating food with a low Glycemic index. C. I asked my friend if she read the article, “Why wouldn’t I? she replied.”

Learning Outcomes for the Chapter By the time you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: Recognize and correctly use ◦LO1 Quotation Marks ◦L02 Italics

Quotation Marks Use quotation marks to punctuate titles (smaller works) Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of smaller works, including speeches, short stories, songs, poems, episodes of audio or video programs, chapters or sections of books, unpublished works, and articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, or encyclopedias. Speech: “Crisis of Conscience” Song: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Television Episode: “Ozymandias” Short Story: “The Metamorphosis”

Quotation Marks Placement of Periods and Commas When quoted words end in a period or comma, always place that punctuation inside the quotation marks. “ Save your receipt,” the sales associate said, “all sales are final after 30 days.” Placement of Semicolons and Colons When a quotation is followed by a semicolon or colon, always place that punctuation outside the quotation marks. Daisy remarked, “We are late for class”; we were twenty minutes late.

Quotation Marks Placement of Exclamation Points and Question Marks If an exclamation point or a question mark is part of the quotation, place it inside the quotation marks. Otherwise, place it outside. Monica questioned, “Do you have time to work on our project this weekend?” The project needed to get done; what could I say but, “yes”?

Quotation Marks For Special Words Quotation marks can be used (1) to show that a word is being referred to as the word itself; (2) to indicate that it is jargon, slang, or a coined term; or (3) to show that it is used in an ironic or sarcastic sense. (1) The term “tweet” refers to posting 140 character micro blogs. (2) When I “tweet,” I often post information about my friends and family. (3) Yes, I’m a “tweeter.”

Italics Use italics to punctuate titles (Larger works) Use italics to indicate the titles of larger works, including newspapers, magazines, journals, pamphlets, books, plays, films, radio and television programs, movies, ballets, operas, long musical compositions, CD’s, DVD’s, software programs, and legal cases, as well as the names of ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft. Magazine: Wallpaper Newspaper: New York Times Musical: Wicked Film:Robocop Book: The Maltese Falcon

Italics Use italics for a word, letter, or number referred to as itself Use italics to show that a word, letter, or number is being referred to as itself. If a definition follows a word used in this way, place that definition in quotation marks. By definition, academia is the cultural accumulation of knowledge. Use italics for foreign words Use italics to indicate a word that is being borrowed from a foreign language. The word akademeia is ancient Greek in derivation

Italics Use italic for technical terms Use italics to introduce a technical term for the first time in a piece of writing. After that, the term may be used without italics. Hundreds of new apps – software applications – are released every day.

Closing Activity For each type of work below, identify if the work’s title should be “quoted” or italicized. 1. Magazine article: A Sit Down with Celine Dion 2. Film: Scream 3. Television episode: The One with the Dog 4. Book: The Sound and the Fury

Answers For each type of work below, identify if the work’s title should be “quoted” or italicized. 1. Magazine article: “A Sit Down with Celine Dion” (QUOTED) 2. Film: Scream (ITALICIZED) 3. Television episode: “The One with the Dog” (QUOTED) 4. Book: The Sound and the Fury (ITALICIZED)