Is this a direct or indirect quote?
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, owners of a 300-acre farm, said We refuse to use that pesticide because it might pollute the nearby wells.
Direct.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, owners of a 300-acre farm, said, "We refuse to use that pesticide because it might pollute the nearby wells."
As D. H. Nachas explains, The gestures used for greeting others differ greatly from one culture to another.
As D. H. Nachas explains, "The gestures used for greeting others differ greatly from one culture to another."
My favorite quote from Frozen is said by Elsa: You can't marry a man you just met!
My favorite quote from Frozen is said by Elsa: "You can't marry a man you just met!"
Philip asked, Do you need this book?
Philip asked, "Do you need this book?"
Sharon shouted enthusiastically, We won! We won!
Sharon shouted enthusiastically, "We won! We won!"
He likes to talk about football, she said, especially when the Super Bowl is coming up.
Direct.
"He likes to talk about football," she said, "especially when the Super Bowl is coming up."
Walk to the corner, she explained to the child, and turn left.
"Walk to the corner," she explained to the child, "and turn left."
Shakespeare is well-known for many quotes, but one of my favorites is To thine own self be true.
Shakespeare is well-known for many quotes, but one of my favorites is "To thine own self be true."
You may ask, Does it really matter that much if I use correct grammar?
You may ask, "Does it really matter that much if I use correct grammar?"
I can't believe you actually like shouting Cowabunga! all the time.
I can't believe you actually like shouting "Cowabunga!" all the time.
According to their statement to the local papers, the Aliens refuse to use pesticides because of potential water pollution.
Indirect.
According to their statement to the local papers, the Aliens refuse to use pesticides because of potential water pollution. (the original was correct)
When she said, Aspiration is a prerequisite of inspiration, she wasn’t kidding.
When she said, “Aspiration is a prerequisite of inspiration,” she wasn’t kidding.
DOUBLE POINTS
Oscar Wilde had wise advice: Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Oscar Wilde had wise advice: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
When the days grew short and the snow drifted up to the windowpanes, Sven often wondered, Why didn’t I move to Hawaii when I had the chance?
When the days grew short and the snow drifted up to the windowpanes, Sven often wondered, “Why didn’t I move to Hawaii when I had the chance?”
The director thundered furiously to the actors, We are not leaving until everyone knows his or her lines!
The director thundered furiously to the actors, "We are not leaving until everyone knows his or her lines!"
I looked up from my desk and told him no, he couldn't have a cookie.
Indirect.
I looked up from my desk and told him no, he couldn't have a cookie. (correct as is)
DOUBLE POINTS
A little learning, according to English poet Alexander Pops, is a dangerous thing.
“A little learning,” according to English poet Alexander Pops, “is a dangerous thing.”
Thomas Jefferson said something that seems a little harsh but true: I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson said something that seems a little harsh but true: "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
DOUBLE POINTS
Did Sandra say to Bill, We can be married in April?
Did Sandra say to Bill, "We can be married in April"?
Wasn't it Malcolm X who declared, Why, that's the most hypocritical government since the world began!
Wasn't it Malcolm X who declared, "Why, that's the most hypocritical government since the world began!"
DOUBLE POINTS
In the words of George Washington Carver, When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
Direct.
In the words of George Washington Carver, “When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.”
I love raindrops, roses, and kittens, Susan gushed romantically, but I hate bright copper kettles.
“I love raindrops, roses, and kittens,” Susan gushed romantically, “but I hate bright copper kettles.”
When Helen Keller said Life is either a daring adventure or nothing, what did she mean?
When Helen Keller said "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing," what did she mean?
Wasn’t it Dickens who wrote, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?
Wasn’t it Dickens who wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
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So now you’ll be able to exclaim Yes! if someone asks you, Do you know the correct way to punctuate around quotation marks?
So now you’ll be able to exclaim “Yes!” if someone asks you, “Do you know the correct way to punctuate around quotation marks?”