Using Quotations Marks Correctly update

Quotation marks are punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone.

Use quotation marks to enclose direct speech, quotes, or titles of short works.

Place the quotation marks around the quoted material and use appropriate punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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

The period should be placed outside the quotation marks if the entire sentence is a statement.

Use single quotation marks for the inner quote, while the outer quote uses double quotation marks.

"I love reading," she said.

Capitalize the first word of a quote if it is a complete sentence.

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

"The sky is blue," he explained.