Quotation Marks

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What are quotation marks used for?

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Quotation marks are used to enclose a speaker's exact words.

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How do you punctuate a sentence with a quote?

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You place a comma before the opening quotation mark if the quote follows a speaker's tag.

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What is a speaker's tag?

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A speaker's tag is a phrase that attributes the quote to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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Where do punctuation marks go when using quotation marks?

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Punctuation marks like periods and commas go inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write a question with a quote?

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The question mark goes inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a question.

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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 correct format for a quote at the beginning of a sentence?

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Start with a capital letter inside the quotation marks, e.g., "The dog barked."

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What do you do if a quote is at the end of a sentence?

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Place the closing quotation mark before the final punctuation, e.g., "It's a sunny day.".

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How do you write a quote that is a statement?

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Use a comma before the opening quotation mark, e.g., She said, "It's time to go."

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated quote?

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"I love reading," she said.