Quotation Marks Flashcards
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Commas and periods are always placed inside the closing quotation mark.
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“On the other hand,” he said, “you may be correct.”
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A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma, question mark, or exclamation point, never a period…0
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“I nominate Taylor,” said Erin.
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Semicolons are placed OUTSIDE the closing quotation
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“Of course I’ll buy one”; “that’s my favorite magazine.”
3
Q
Question marks and exclamation points are placed in accordance with whether or. Not that quotation is a question or exclamation
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Did he write, “my soul is deep like the river”?
“Will you call tomorrow morning?”
4
Q
Use single quotations to mark a quote within a quote.
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5
Q
Use quotations to mark slang words, technical terms, and other unusual expressions.
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