SIX: TOOLS OF THE TRADE Flashcards
Why is this sentence considered to be the standard use of quotations?
The start of the sentence opens with a quotation mark, thereby indicating that what follows are spoken words.
This quotation, when considering syntax, is considered to be what?
It is considered to be a complete sentence.
After this quoted portion ends with a comma and a closing quotation, what is it followed up with?
It is followed up with an attribution:
Jania shouted
What follows the attribution - i.e. what occurs in the next sentence?
The next sentence begins with an opening quotation mark followed by a capitalized first word. The sentence ends with an exclamation point and the closing quotes.
Unlike the standard use of quotations, why is this sentence considered to be different?
“There is no way,” Jania whispered fiercely, “that I am going to the conference.”
It is different because the attribution is occurring in the middle of the sentence.
For what purpose does it serve to have the attribution fall in the middle of the sentence?
“There is no way,” Jania whispered fiercely, “that I am going to the conference.”
Such a structure is used to describe how the words are being said and by whom.
What should be noticed about the second portion of this sentence?
“There is no way,” Jania whispered fiercely, “that I am going to the conference.”
The second portion of this sentence begins with a lowercase letter.
Why does the second portion of the sentence begin with a lowercase letter?
“There is no way,” Jania whispered fiercely, “that I am going to the conference.”
It begins with a lowercase letter in order to be a continuation of the sentence.
Where are the commas located in this sentence?
“There is no way,” Jania whispered fiercely, “that I am going to the conference.”
When it comes to quotation marks, where does punctuation almost always go?
Punctuation almost always goes inside the quotation mark.
Though, what are the three exceptions when it comes to quotation marks & punctuation?
The exceptions are colons, semicolons, and question marks that are not part of the spoken words or quote.
The following is an example of what?
It is a colon that is occurring outside the quotation marks.
The following is an example of what?
Was it Shakespeare who wrote “To be or not to be”?
It is an example of a question mark occurring outside the quotation marks.
Quotation marks are also used to indicate what?
They’re also used to indicate the titles of short stories and other works of art.
When it comes to using quotation marks for short stories/ other works of art, what should one reference for learning this rule?
To learn this rule, read the section on the treatment of titles of works in your AP style book or CMS
The following is an example of what?
An example of AP style being applied in which the number (being over 9) is not spelled out & the # 75 is also not appearing at the beginning of the sentence.
This sentence is an example of what instance?
This is another example of the AP style guide being applied to numbers
This is an example/instance of what?
It is another example of the CMS style guide being applied to numbers.
