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Unit 15ltQuotinggt

• Kevin Chen

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• Use quotation marks suitably in a dialogue so
  that the reader will not become lost. Place
  quotation marks with commas in where the break
  would come naturally in speechthat is, where the
  speaker would pause for emphasis, or take a
  breath.

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1. Commas before and after direct quotations

• Before quoting a whole statement, put a comma
  after introductory word said, stated, asked, and
  so on.
• Examples
• He said, This is the road to San Francisco.
• She asked, Will this book explain how to make
  simple furniture?

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2. Put commas after quotations when the
quotations come at the beginning of sentences.

• Be sure to make commas belong inside quotation
  marks.
• Examples
• After dinner, lets play Wii, he suggested.
• Dont leave any questions blank, the teacher
  said.

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3. Short quoted phrases often fit smoothly into
the sentence and should not be set off by commas.

• Examples
• Michael called his niece a universal genius.
• Shakespeare called music the food of love.

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4. Quotation marks should be always placed before
colons and semicolons

• Examples
• Read James Joyces short story Araby learn
  what its like to be disappointed in love.
• Laura won an unexpected prize for her
  science-fair project, Lumitox and the
  Environment an all-expense-paid trip to
  Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize ceremonies.

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5. Quotation marks before or after question marks
and exclamation points, depending upon the
context of the sentence

• Examples
• John asked, Can you meet me at seven oclock?
• Did John say, Meet me at seven oclock?

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6. Use quotation marks to enclose the actual
words of a speaker

• Ask not what your country can do for you ask
  what you can do for your country.

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7. Use quotation marks to identify symbols,
letters, and words used

• He had too many buts in this paragraph, and his
  sign is a simple s.
• ( In computer type, a word used as such is
  usually set in italics too many buts.)

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8. Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of
short stories, short poems, paintings, songs,
magazine articles, essays, and chapters of books,
BUT NOT book titles.

• William Butler Yeatss Leda and the Swan and
  Correggios painting Leda dramatize an erotic
  event that ultimately led to the Trojan war.
• ( In type the titles of works of art are often
  set in italics Correggios painting Leda.)

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