© 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers, Form A John Langan Quotation Marks

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks Quotation Marks ( “ ”) There are two main uses of quotation marks: 1. To set off the EXACT words of a speaker or writer. 2. To set off the titles of short works.

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks Use quotation marks to show the exact words of a speaker or writer. NOT NEEDED Jennifer said that she enjoyed shopping for clothes. NEEDED Jennifer said, “I enjoy shopping forclothes.” Jennifer said, “I enjoy shopping for clothes.” Quotation Marks ( “ ”)

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks –A comma sets off the quoted part from the rest of the sentence. INSIDE –Periods at the end of a quote go INSIDE the quotation marks. –Commas that come at the end of a quoted section go inside the quotation marks. EXAMPLE: “If the mall opens at nine,” David said, “we can eat breakfast there.”EXAMPLE: “If the mall opens at nine,” David said, “we can eat breakfast there.” EXAMPLE: Ryan explained, “ The skis are on sale until tomorrow.”EXAMPLE: Ryan explained, “ The skis are on sale until tomorrow.” Using Punctuation with Quotation Marks ( “ ”)

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation MarksCapitalization EXAMPLE:Martha explained, “The flower shop is my favorite store to visit.”EXAMPLE: Martha explained, “The flower shop is my favorite store to visit.”. –Every quotation begins with a capital letter. EXAMPLE: “Bands play music every Wednesday night,” Jason said, “especially in the new coffee shop.”EXAMPLE: “Bands play music every Wednesday night,” Jason said, “especially in the new coffee shop.” – – When a quotation is split, the second part does not begin with a capital letter unless it is another complete sentence.

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks Titles The second main use of quotation marks is with titles of short works.The second main use of quotation marks is with titles of short works. italics. –With titles of major works we use italics. underlined. –If a font with italics is not available, the titles of long works are underlined.

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks Use quotation marks to set off the titles of articles, short stories, poems, and songs.Use quotation marks to set off the titles of articles, short stories, poems, and songs. Long works such as novels, magazine titles, and movies are either in italics or they are underlined.Long works such as novels, magazine titles, and movies are either in italics or they are underlined. –Example: The bookstore sells Teen Fad magazine which has the article “Why Tattoos Attract Men.” Titles

Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Quotation Marks Special Uses of Quotation Marks ÀTo set off from the rest of a sentence. ÀTo set off special words or phrases from the rest of a sentence. Rob’s “nutritious lunch” consisted of a candy bar and a bag of corn chips. ÁTo. For this purpose, use single quotes. ÁTo mark a quote within a quote. For this purpose, use single quotes. Jamie said, “My favorite short story is ‘Twirling’ by Carolyn Murphy.”