Quotation Marks and Italics - Weds May 24

Quotation Marks

We use quotation marks with direct quotes, with titles of certain works, to imply alternate meanings, and to write words as words.

Rule 1. Use double quotation marks to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation.

• "I hope you will be here," he said.

• Incorrect: He said that he "hoped I would be there." (The quotation marks are incorrect because hoped I would be there does not state the speaker's exact words.)

Rule 2a. Always capitalize the first word in a complete quotation, even midsentence.

• Lamarr said, "The case is far from over, and we will win."

Rule 2b. Do not capitalize quoted material that continues a sentence.

• Lamarr said that the case was "far from over" and that "we will win."

Rule 3a. Use commas to introduce or interrupt direct quotations.

• He said, "I don't care."

• "Why," I asked, "don't you care?"

Rule 3b. If the quotation comes before he said, she wrote, they reported, Dana insisted, or a similar attribution, end the quoted material with a comma, even if it is only one word.

• "I don't care," he said.

• "Stop," he said.

Rule 3c. If a quotation functions as a subject or object in a sentence, it might not need a comma.

• Is "I don't care" all you can say to me?

• Saying "Stop the car" was a mistake.

Rule 4. Periods and commas ALWAYS go inside quotation marks.

• The sign said, "Walk." Then it said, "Don't Walk," then, "Walk," all within thirty seconds. He yelled, "Hurry up."

Rule 5. The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. If a question is within the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

• Rule 5a. The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. If a question is within the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

Rule 6. Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.

• Dan said: "In a town outside Brisbane, I saw 'Tourists go home' written on a wall. But then someone told me, 'Pay it no mind, lad.' "

Rule 7a. Quotation marks are often used with technical terms, terms used in an unusual way, or other expressions that vary from standard usage.

Examples:

• It's an oil-extraction method known as "fracking."

• He did some "experimenting" in his college days.

​Italics examples

​Great Expectations [book]

Gone with the Wind [film]

Romeo and Juliet [play]

Starry Night [painting]

Nova [television series]

Grand Canyon Suite [musical work]

​Titles of full works like books or newspapers should be italicized.

​Italics with Words and Other Items Used to Represent Themselves

Italicize (underline) words, letters, and numerals used to represent

themselves.

Example : She was too superstitious to say the number aloud, so she handed the elevator operator a piece of paper on which she had written 13.

Multiple Choice

What is italicized?

• is a word or phrase that connects words, phrases, clauses, and sentences together.

• a particular item or object.

• is a verb that follows a common pattern of conjugation. The past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding an 'ed' or 'd' to the root verb and the past participle form of the verb is the same as its past form.

• titles of books, lengthy poems, plays, films and television

  series, paintings and sculptures, and long musical compositions.

Multiple Choice

Italicize (underline) and capitalize (a , an , the) written at the beginning of a story title only when they are are part of the title itself.

• The Red Badge of Courage

• light in the attic

• national graphics

• chicago

Multiple Choice

Black Panther (movie)

• italicized (or underlined)

• nothing

• I don't know

• quotation marks

Multiple Choice

The title of a website, like YouTube.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a book, like Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a song, like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of an album, like Greatest Hits.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a poem, like The Road Not Taken.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

A person's name, like Leonardo Da Vinci.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

Names of ships, like the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of an article, like Latest News and Live Updates.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a chapter, like Chapter 9: Argument.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of an academic journal, like American Psychological Association.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a sculpture, like The Thinker.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a painting, like The Starry Night.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The name of a building, like the Empire State Building.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a television show, like Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Multiple Choice

The title of a movie, like The Lion King.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither