Quotation Marks

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 a comma before the closing quotation mark if the sentence continues after the quote.

Place a comma before the closing quotation mark if the quote is followed by a tag (e.g., he said, she asked).

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

If the quoted material is a question, place the question mark inside the quotation marks.

If the quote is a statement, use a comma before the closing quotation mark; if it's a question or exclamation, use the appropriate punctuation.

Yes, use quotation marks for titles of short works like articles, poems, or songs.

"I love reading," she said.

"I can't believe it, " he exclaimed. (Correct: "I can't believe it," he exclaimed.)