1. Quotation Marks
English 9B

2. Quotation Marks: what they do
____________________________ ____________________________
Indicate a quotation within a quotation
Punctuate the title of:
a song
an article
a poem
a chapter in a book
a short story
a T.V. episode

3. Examples of quotation marks in use
Indicate a speaker’s exact words. Izzy remarked, “I have lost my appetite.” _______________________________ Mark asked, “Did you hear Helen say ‘I am tired’?” Indicate exact words from a quoted source. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “my only love sprung from my only hate” ( ).

4. Examples of quotation marks in use
Punctuate the title _________________ My favorite song is “The Taste of Ink” by The Used. Punctuate the title ________________ Did you read “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is surprising.

5. Examples of quotation marks in use
Punctuate the title _________________
“Kilpatrick In Court” was a very informative article.
The first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is called “The Boy Who Lived.”
The South Park episode “Pip” is based off the book Great Expectations.

6. Additional rules to be aware of
Place periods and commas _______________quotation marks.
Matt said, “I want more ice cream.”
If a question mark or exclamation point punctuations the quotation, the mark belongs ________ the quotation marks.
His sister asked, “May I go with you tonight?”
If a question mark or exclamation point punctuations the main sentence, place it _____________ the quotation marks.
Was it Romeo who said, “I am fortune’s fool”?