Quotation Marks

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What are quotation marks used for in writing?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate direct speech, quotations, or titles of short works.

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How should quotation marks be placed in relation to punctuation marks?

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In American English, periods and commas are placed inside the quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

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What is the correct way to punctuate a sentence with a quote at the end?

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The punctuation mark that ends the sentence should be placed inside the quotation marks if it is part of the quoted material.

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How do you indicate a quote within a quote?

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Use single quotation marks for the inner quote, e.g., 'He said, "Hello!"'.

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What is the difference between American and British English regarding quotation marks?

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American English typically uses double quotation marks for direct speech, while British English may use single quotation marks.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated quote?

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"I love reading," she said.

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How do you format a quote that is longer than four lines?

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Use a block quote format, which does not require quotation marks and is indented from the left margin.

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What should you do if a quote ends with a question mark or exclamation point?

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If the quote itself ends with a question mark or exclamation point, that punctuation should remain inside the quotation marks.

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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in dialogue?

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Quotation marks help to clearly indicate who is speaking and separate the spoken words from the narrative.

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How do you handle quotations that are interrupted by dialogue tags?

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Place the closing quotation mark before the dialogue tag and the opening quotation mark after it, e.g., "I can't believe it," she said.