Introduction
What does a direct quotation begin with?
The direct quotation begins with a capital letter.
When a quoted sentence is divided into two parts by an interrupting expression, does the second part begin with a lowercase letter?
True or False....
Commas and periods are always placed outside the closing quotation marks?
Every time there is a new speaker you start a new paragraph.
True, every time there is a new speaker there is a new paragraph.
Do you use quotation marks to enclose titles of articles, short stories, essays, poems, songs, individual episodes of TV series, and chapters in parts of books?
If the direct quotation is only a fragment of a sentence and is not intended to stand alone, do you start it with a lowercase or uppercase?
You put it as a lowercase.
You would put a period at the end of the sentence to start a new sentence.
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Colons and Semicolons are always placed _________ the closing quotation marks.
They are always placed outside the closing quotation marks.
When a quoted passage consists of more than one paragraph, where do you put the quotation marks?
You would put the quotation marks at the beginning and at the end of the entire passage.
True or false...
You use quotation marks to enclose slang words, technical terms, and other unusual uses of words.
True, you would use quotation marks to enclose special words.
Do you use quotation marks for an indirect quotation?
No, you only use them for direct quotation.
Should an interrupting expression be part of the quotation?
No it should not be part of the interrupting expression
Should the question marks and exclamation marks be placed inside or outside the commas if the quotation is a question or exclamation?
If it is a question or exclamation, then there should be the question or exclamation in the quotation, if it is otherwise then they are placed outside the quotation.
True or false....
Do not put quotation marks after any paragraph but the last one in the passage.
True! You do put quotation marks after any paragraph but the last one.
Do you use single quotation marks to enclose a quotation within a quotation?
Yes, you would use a single quotation mark to enclose a quotation within a quotation.
What one is the direct quotation? And what one is the indirect quotation?
A. Joan said that her legs were sore from jogging.
B. Joan said, "My legs are sore from jogging."
A is indirect quotation and B is the direct quotation.
What do you use to set the direct quotation off from the rest of the sentence?
You could use a comma, period, exclamation mark or question mark.
Fix this sentence...
Why do you twist your face so? Grandmother asked. If you observe a snake closely, you'll see how gracefully it moves.
"Why do you twist your face so?" Grandmother asked. "If you observe a snake closely, you'll see how gracefully it moves."
A long passage (not dialogue) quoted from a book, or some other source is usually separated from the rest of the text in several ways. What are the several ways?
You can ident the entire paragraph or set it in smaller types, you can single space it instead of double-spacing,
-Mr. Croce used the word denouement in discussing Rudolfo Anaya's novel Bless Me, Ultima.
Mr. Croce used the word denouement in discussing Rudolfo Anaya's novel; Bless Me, Ultima.
She seemed pleased that I'd asked and replied, Yes, it's short for t'ai chi ch'uan.
She seemed pleased that I'd asked and replied, "Yes, it's short for t'ai chi ch'uan."
Fix this sentence....
Elwyn asked On what date does the Ides of March fall? when it was his turn to quiz the others in his study group.
Correct:
Elwyn asked, "On what date does the Ides of March fall?" when it was his turn to quiz the others in his group.
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Maybe, I said, thinking aloud, I'll check out this grand opening.
"Maybe," I said, thinking aloud, "I'll check out this grand opening."
No quotation marks are not needed because it is set off different than the rest of the text.
Fix this sentence:
-Wouldn't "Words and Music" be a good title for the new production by our drama club? Tom asked.
-"Wouldn't 'Words and Music' be a good title for the new production by our drama club?" Tom asked.