"Quotations" in the news Flashcards
Quote marks indicate….
exact wording. They tell the reader, “This is exactly what was said.”
Quote marks always appear…
outside punctuation
When a full-sentence quotation is introduced or followed by attribution,….
place a comma between them.
Quotations that are questions….
only need a question mark. (Ex. Did he really say that?” he asked)
In dialogue, each person’s words are placed….
in a separate paragraph with quotation marks. Begin a new paragraph with each speaker.
Use single marks…..
For quotes within quotes. (Ex. She said, “He told me, ‘Iove you’”.
If a quote is more than 2 sentences….
use a colon after attribution (Ex. I said: “Isn’t this great… It’s the state fair.”
“What’s going on?” he asked.
He said he felt “sicker than a dead frog” after he drank too much tequila.
