"Quotation Marks!"

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What are quotation marks used for?

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Quotation marks are used to show dialogue (talking) in writing.

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How do you punctuate a quote that is in the middle of a sentence?

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You place a comma before the opening quotation mark and a comma after the closing quotation mark, like this: "I wish," she said, "that I could go to school in the summer."

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What are the two parts of a quotation called?

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The two parts of a quotation are called the quote and the tag.

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Which of the following is a correct way to end a dialogue?

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"What are you doing?" she questioned.

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How do you punctuate a quote that is at the end of a sentence?

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You place a comma before the closing quotation mark and a question mark if it's a question, like this: Will complained, "Why do we have to get a 100?"

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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

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Quotation marks indicate that the words inside them are spoken by someone.

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Can quotation marks be used for titles of short works?

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Yes, quotation marks are used for titles of short works like articles, poems, and songs.

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What is an example of a quote?

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An example of a quote is: "To be or not to be, that is the question."

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What punctuation goes inside quotation marks when quoting a question?

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

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What is a tag in a quotation?

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A tag is the part of the sentence that attributes the quote to a speaker, like 'she said' or 'he asked'.