“Quotation Marks” By Sara and Ciarra

What are Quotation Marks? One of a pair of punctuation marks “”, or `` used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a quotation in which the exact phraseology of another or a text is directly cited.

Rule #1 Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation – a person's exact words. Example : Melanie said, “ This car is making a very strange noise.” “ Maybe we should pull over,” suggested Amy.

Rule #2 Always be sure to place quotation marks at both the beginning and the end of a direct quotation. Example : Incorrect : She shouted, “ we can win, team ! Correct : She shouted, “ we can win, team !”

Rule #3 Capitalize the first letter of a direct quote when the quoted material is a complete sentence. Example : Mr. Johnson, who was working in his field that morning, said, " The alien spaceship appeared right before my own two eyes."

Rule #4 If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, do not capitalize the second part of the quotation. Example : " I didn ' t see an actual alien being," Mr. Johnson said, " but I sure wish I had."

Rule #5 Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes. Example : ● She said, “ he said, ' hurry up.'”

Rule #6 Use quotation marks to indicate titles of shorter works, such as songs, books, and TV shows. Example : The title of this essay is “ Freedom ” by David John.

Worksheet!!!

Quotation Mark Exercise Answers 1.) "Mary is trying hard in school this semester," her father said. 2.) "No," the taxi driver said curtly, "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes." 3.) "I believe," Jack remarked, "that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe." 4.) My French professor told me that my accent is abominable. 5.) She asked, "Is Time a magazine you read regularly?"

More Answers 6.) Flannery O'Connor probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." 7.) When did Roosevelt say, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"? 8.) It seems to me that hip and cool are words that are going out of style. 9.) Yesterday, John said, "This afternoon I'll bring back your book Conflict in the Middle East"; however, he did not return it.

Last of the Answers 10.) "Can you believe," Dot asked me, "that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?" 11.) "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story. 12.) "Certainly," Mr. Martin said, "I shall explain the whole situation to him. I know that he will understand."