Transcript Quotation Marks” - Thomas Nelson Community College

“Quotation Marks”
By: Krystal, Cyrous, and Demarius
What are quotation marks and
when are they used?
• Quotation marks, also called quoted or
inverted commas, are punctuation
marks used in pairs to set off speech, a
quotation, or a phrase. The pair
consists of an opening quotation mark
and a closing quotation mark, which
may or may not be the same character.
There are two types of quotations:
direct and indirect.
• A direct quotation uses the exact words
of an authority and must be identified in
your paper with quotation marks and
parenthetical documentation.
• An indirect quotation, or paraphrase, is a
restatement of a thought expressed by
someone else that is written in your own
style and needs to be documented.
Here are some examples of
Direct and Indirect Quotations:
• Direct: He knows that someday “things will
even out.”
• Indirect: His only reply was that someday
he would get even.
General guidelines for using quotation
marks with other punctuation:
•
Commas and periods go inside the “close quote” quotation mark.
I know that you are fond of the story “Children of the Corn,” but is it an
appropriate subject for your essay?
“At last,” said the old woman, “I can say I am truly happy.”
•
Semi colons and colons go outside the “close quote” quotation mark.
She never liked the poem “Dover Beach”; in fact, it was her least favorite
piece of Victorian literature.
He clearly states his opinion in the article “Of Human Bondage”: he believes
that television has enslaved and diminished an entire generation.
•
Question marks and exclamation points depend on whether the
question or exclamation is part of the quotation or part of the sentence
containing the quotation.
Where is your copy of “The Raven”?
“How cold is it outside?” my mother asked.
Other uses of quotation marks:
• Titles of short stories, short poems, short musical
compositions, plays, and chapters of books.
• Use italics or underlining for titles of long poems, books,
and magazines.
• Use the single quotation mark to set off a quote within a
quote.
Ex. “What do you mean, ‘What do I mean?’” Alberta
sniffed.
• Use quotation marks to indicate formal definitions,
sarcasm, or slang.
• Ex. Intrepid means “bold” or “fearless.”
• Then this “genius” forgot the keys.
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