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    Quotation Marks: how to use them with other

    punctuation
    The Basics:

    1. Quotation marks always come in pairs. Always begin and end each set of
    quotation marks.
    2. Indirect quotations are not placed in quotation marks because they are
    paraphrased. However, it is still necessary to cite them.
    3. Do not place quotation marks around a word or
    phrase for emphasis or to indicate irony (use italics *Quotation Marks and
    instead). Capitalization
    4. Quotations are most effective when they are kept short
    -When the quoted material is
    and used sparingly. a complete sentence,
    capitalize the first letter of the
    direct quote.
    Quoting with Periods, Commas, Exclamation Marks, and
    Question Marks: -Do not use a capital letter
    when the quoted material is a
    In most cases, these punctuation marks are placed inside of fragment or a piece of the
    the quotation marks. original sentence.

    EX: “I usually study in the library during lunch,” he - When a quote is interrupted
    said. mid-sentence, do not
    capitalize the second part of
    EX: Sally shouted gleefully, “Christmas is my favorite the quotation.
    holiday!”

    EX: Shakespeare once stated in his play Romeo and


    Juliet, “What’s in a name?”(II, ii, 1).

    The Exception:

    Question marks can also sit outside of quotation marks depending on the intention of
    the direct quote. If a quotation within a sentence is not a question but the sentence itself
    is, the question mark sits outside of the quotation marks.

    EX: Do you know who said, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”?
    Single Quotation Marks:

    When a direct quote sits inside of another quote, single quotation marks are used within
    the quotation marks. Single quotation marks are also applied when citing the titles of
    poems, stories, or articles within a direct quote.

    Ex: “I will always remember Mom’s warning, ‘Never swim right after you eat!’”
    recalled Jack.

    EX: Before class ended Professor Robins said, “You must use the poem ‘The Road
    Not Taken’ by Robert Frost as a source for the paper.”

    Using [sic]:

    In some cases, when citing direct quotations you may come across a sentence that has a
    grammatical or punctuation error. Because direct quotations are expected to be cited
    exactly as written, this error must not be corrected. Instead, place the word Sic in italics
    and brackets immediately after the error in the quotation.

    EX: “I love to where [sic] my APU t-shirt!”

    Using Brackets:

    Even if a quotation does not have a grammatical or punctuation error, it still may not fit
    with the sentence surrounding it. If this is the case, brackets are used to add a missing
    word, prefix, or suffix. Brackets can also be used to change the tense of a quotation or
    add clarification.

    EX: Yesterday Lisa confessed that she couldn’t stop “think[ing] about the final
    paper for biology.”

    EX: “I met a lot of [friendly] students during the APU


    orientation,” answered Eric.
    Note:

    A quote must always


    ** This sheet is intended to be a quick reference for common citation situations.
    flow grammatically For in-depth information on citation styles, please refer to writing manuals, take
    with the sentence to advantage of resources offered by the on-campus libraries, or come to the
    which it is Writing Center for more information.
    connected. The Purdue Owl. Purdue U Writing Lab,

    2010. Web. 7 Nov 2011.

    Created by the APU Writing Center 2011

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