Quotations

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What is a quotation?

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A quotation is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It is often enclosed in quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken or written.

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What are quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation. They look like this: " ".

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How do you punctuate a quotation that is a question?

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If the quotation is a question, the question mark goes inside the quotation marks. For example: "How are you?" she asked.

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How do you punctuate a quotation that is a statement?

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If the quotation is a statement, the period goes inside the quotation marks. For example: "I love reading," he said.

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What is direct speech?

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Direct speech is when you report the exact words spoken by someone, using quotation marks.

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What is indirect speech?

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Indirect speech is when you report what someone said without using their exact words, and no quotation marks are used.

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How do you write a quotation with a tag question?

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When writing a quotation with a tag question, the punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. For example: "It's a nice day, isn't it?" she said.

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What is a dialogue?

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A dialogue is a conversation between two or more people, often written in quotation marks.

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How do you format a quotation that is interrupted?

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If a quotation is interrupted by a tag (like 'he said'), the first part ends with a comma inside the quotation marks. For example: "I can't believe it," he said, "that we won!".

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What is a quote attribution?

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Quote attribution is the part of a sentence that tells who said the quotation, usually following the quotation.