Quotations and Quotation Marks

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Quotations and Quotation Marks
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Direct Quotation

• A direct quotation gives a persons exact words
  and is enclosed in quotation marks ( ).

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DQ Punctuation

• Direct quotations begin with capital letters and
  end with proper punctuation.
• End punctuation is inside the closing quotation
  marks.
• Words that tell who is speaking are set off from
  the quotation by punctuation.

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Examples

• Jamie asked, What was the Titanic?
• When the quotation comes last in a sentence, set
  it off with a comma.

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Examples

• It was the largest passenger ship in the world,
  replied May. It was enormous! she added.
• When the quotation comes first in a sentence, a
  comma, question mark, or exclamation mark sets
  off the quotation.

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Examples

• It was built in Belfast, Ireland, she added,
  over a two year period.
• When the quotation is interrupted by words that
  tell who is speaking, use two sets of quotation
  marks.
• Notice that words telling who is speaking are
  followed by punctuation. Use a comma if the
  second part of the quotation does not begin a new
  sentence.

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Examples

• What happened to the Titanic ? asked Jamie. Is
  it still in existence today?
• Use end punctuation and a capital letter if the
  second part of the quotation does begin a new
  sentence.

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Practice (write on the tv screen with an
erasable marker)

• Im going on a hot-air balloon ride said Sherry.

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Practice

• Wow thats so cool exclaimed Phil.

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Practice

• He asked earnestly do you think I could come too.

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Practice

• Ill ask my dad Sherry said.

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Practice

• What is it like inquired Phil.

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Practice

• She replied dreamily its like floating on a
  cloud.

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Practice

• The buildings and cars below look like toys she
  continued.

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Practice

• How do you make it go up and down asked Phil.

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Practice

• A burner heats the air explained Sherry.

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Practice

• More hot air takes you up she said and less takes
  you down.