QUOTATION MARKS - Solano Community College



QUOTATION MARKSExact Words Spoken or Written by Someone ElseUse quotation marks to indicate that the words within are the exact words spoken or written by someone else:She asked, “What time should I be here in the morning?”When I asked him for a raise, he said, “I’ll consider it.”“Being in business is like being in a race.”“I must say,” Ryan added, “that you have all been great.”“Without you,” the chairperson said, “our committee will be at a loss. But we will struggle on.”“We must not hesitate,” warned Mr. Row. “The competition will not allow it.”Partial Quotation of another’s WordsWhen you quote only part of a speaker’s or writer’s sentence, do not set off or separate the quotation with commas:“An excellent meeting” is what Rachel called it.Rachel called it “an excellent meeting.”Rachel said that the “excellent meeting” lasted a little too long.Follow standard capitalization rules when quoted material fits into the natural sequence of the sentence, as in the examples above.Indirect QuotationsDo not use quotation marks with indirect quotations:Direct Quotation: She said, “I am leaving.” [The writer uses the speaker’s exact words.]Indirect Quotation: She said that she was leaving. [The writer reports what the speaker said. The writer changes words and word order to refer to the speaker.]Indicate TitlesUse quotation marks to indicate titles of short literary works (such as short stories and poems), articles, songs, essays, and so on. Also, use quotation marks to indicate titles of parts of longer works, such as chapters of a book or sections of a long report.Believe it or not, I base my career philosophy on a poem titled “April Inventory.”Tuesday I read an interesting article, “How to Manage Your Career.”Words from America featured the essay “America’s Business and Future.” I especially like that book’s third chapter, “Managing Your Time for Success.”Do not place standard book parts such as the preface, the appendix, the table of contents, and so on, in quotation marks.Quotation Marks within Quotation MarksWhen quoted material contains other quoted material or titles, use single quotation marks within regular quotation marks.Dan said, “If you sing ‘Yankee Doodle’ one more time, I will never come to another party of yours.”Gunter asked, “What did you say when Mr. Howard said, ‘I want you to be at work this weekend’?”Gavin said, “All three of us have finished reading ‘Creating a Creative Business Environment.’” ................
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